It was long ago
Seems like yesterday
Saw you standin' in the rain
Then I heard you say

"I want to love but [bad word] out wrong
I want to live but I don't belong
I close my eyes and I see
Blood and roses"

Love flowers in the springtime
October we were wed
In wintertime the roses died
The blood ran cold and then she said

"I want to love but [bad word] out wrong
I want to live but I don't belong
I close my eyes and I see
Blood and roses"

It was long ago
Seems like yesterday
Saw you standin' in the rain
Then I heard you say

"I need your love but [bad word] out wrong
I try to live but I don't belong
I close my eyes and I see
Blood and roses, blood and roses
Blood and roses, blood and roses