Poisoned Rose Lyrics

The poisoned rose
That you gave to me
It left me half alive
And half in ecstasy

But if half of your love
Is all I can win
Give me just a fraction
But no more medicine

The poisoned rose
On a valentine card
That you take straight to the heart
That you call my junkyard

But if all I can do
Is save pieces of you
The piece of your mind
The piece of your heart

Didn't tear me apart
Like the poisoned rose
I received from you
I don't know

How we came to grow
Into this very sad affair
Everytime we do the decent thing
Somebody spikes the drink
And a single becomes a pair

The poisoned rose
That you wear at your best
That I keep pressed between the white sheets
Where you lie half undressed

I threw away my shirt and shoes
You looked and I dived in
It's just you and me now
'Cause I threw away the gin

I threw away your alibis
And all your worn out clothes
I threw myself upon the floor
But I couldn't throw away

This poisoned rose, this poisoned rose
This poisoned rose

Elvis Costello - King of America

Apr 2005

1. Lovable
2. Our Little Angel
3. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
4. Glitter Gulch
5. Little Palaces
6. I'll Wear It Proudly
7. American Without Tears
8. Eisenhower Blues
9. Poisoned Rose
10. Big Light
11. Jack of All Parades
12. Suit of Lights
13. Having It All
14. Suffering Face
15. Deportee
16. People's Limousine
17. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
18. King of Confidence
19. Shoes Without Heels
20. End of the Rainbow
21. Betrayal
22. It Tears Me Up
23. Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
24. Your Mind Is On Vacation
25. Your Funeral My Trial
26. True Love Ways