Roses In The Fire Lyrics

(Rosanne Cash)

I throw your roses in the fire
To make the flames a little higher
I watch your roses turn to dust
I know no man that I can trust

I throw your roses in the fire
'Cause I burn up with pity and desire
I'll be your vision dressed in black
Who won't be back

Another woman's on the phone
Pick it up
Tell her you're home
I see your face turn into broken gla*s
Talking slow
Thinking fast

I throw your roses in the fire
No one could say I didn't try
I watch your roses fall like tears
I've crawled this path for all these years

I throw your roses in the fire
To burn away the old desire
We were a desperate pair of souls
So let me go

Another woman has her point of view
Let her talk
Now that we're through
I see your face retreat behind the gla*s
Listening slow
Sinking fast

Oh I'll kill you if we can't be friends
I'll bleed like diamonds running through your hands
I'll be a bitter taste you can't forget
And I won't leave this world until you relent

I throw your roses in the fire
To burn away the old desire
I watch your roses turn to dust
I know no man that I can trust

I throw your roses in the fire
To make the flames a little higher
I'll be your vision dressed in black
Who won't be back
I won't be back
I won't be back

Rosanne Cash - The Wheel

Mar 1993

1. The Wheel
2. Seventh Avenue
3. Change Partners
4. Sleeping In Paris
5. You Won't Let Me In
6. From The Ashes
7. The Truth About You
8. Tears Falling Down
9. Roses In The Fire
10. Fire Of The Newly Alive
11. If There's A God On My Side