Next To Me

I can't buy you fancy diamond rings or houses by the sea Can't give you all your wildest dreams or curiosities Well, all I have to offer is the beating in my chest Cracks around the edges and my word, I'll do my best Oh, next to me She's the rose that never dies Oh, ecstasy It's the emeralds in her eyes Shining down on me Thorn within my side Only she can see Oh Ah-ahh Ah-ah Well, if Jesus was a preacher, then I'm sure he preached of you And if the devil walked the cobbled streets with patches on his shoes Well, he'd scream out in the darkness, but you would never hear Poisoned words and politics weren't made for angels' ears Oh, next to me She's the rose that never dies Oh, ecstasy It's the emeralds in her eyes Shining down on me The thorn within my side Only she can see When the dark rolls in When the stars don't shine like they did in my youth When my days have come to an end All that I can prove Was that the point of me was you Ahh Oh, next to me She's the rose that never dies Oh, ecstasy It's the emeralds in her eyes Shining down on me Thorn within my side Only she can see