Bed of Roses (2003)

[Verse 1] Sittin' here, wasted and wounded, at this old piano And tryin' hard to capture the moment, this morning, I don't know 'Cause a bottle of Vodka, still lodged in my head Some blonde gave me nightmares, I think she's still in my bed As I dream about movies they won't make of me when I'm dead [Verse 2] With an ironclad fist, I wake up to french kiss the morning While some marchin' band keeps its own beat in my head while we're talkin' 'Bout all of the things I still long to believe Love, the truth, what you mean to mе And the truth is Baby, you're all that I need [Chorus] I wanna lay you down in a bed of rosеs For tonight, I'll sleep on a bed of nails And I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is And lay you down On a bed of roses [Verse 3] Well, I'm so far away, each step that I take's on my way home A king's ransom in dimes, I'd give just to see through this payphone Still, I run out of time or it's hard to get through Till the bird on the wire flies me back to you I'll just close my eyes and whisper "Baby, blind love is true" [Chorus] I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses For tonight, I'll sleep on a bed of nails And I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is And lay you down On a bed of roses [Bridge] The hotel bar hangover whiskey ran dry The barkeeper's wig's crooked, she's givin' me the eye I might have said "Yes" But I laughed Till I cried [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] When you close your eyes, know I'll be thinkin' about you While my mistress, she calls me to stand in her spotlight again Tonight, I won't be alone, but you know it don't mean I'm not lonely I've got nothing to prove, but it's you that I'd die to defend [Chorus] I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses For tonight, I'll sleep on a bed of nails And I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is And lay you down On a bed of roses [Instrumental Break] Humming [Outro] And lay you down