Burnin' Roses

I bought some American beauties

Red double knockouts

I hit up Walmart, Walgreens, Betties Flowers 'til I cleaned 'em all out

Then I back my truck up

To her front porch

So she could see the bed of Betty, I'm sorry's I was there for

She opened the door and said it's a bad time

Wasn't wear nothing but a t-shirt

And it wasn't mine

And now I'm sitting on a fender

Dipping long stems into kerosene

Flicking this Bic and brushing these crimson ashes off my jeans

I ain't saving any whiskey here tonight and no left behind cigarette

I'm just out here all night petal, smoking it

Burning roses

I keep cutting my fingers on these damn thorns

But now there's blood in the dirt

But they say love hurts

So I was warned

There's a storm cloud rolling but my plans won't change

I'll be out here starting these fires even in the pouring rain

Yeah I'm sitting on a fender

Dipping long stems into kerosene

Flicking this Bic and brushing these crimson ashes off my jeans

I ain't saving any whiskey here tonight and no left behind cigarette

I'm just our here all night petal, smoking it

Burning roses (Oh yeah)

I couldn't dump 'em on the side of the road or just throw them all away

After all they cost me all my dreams and half of one week's pay

Yeah I'm sitting on a fender

Dipping long stems into kerosene

Flicking this Bic and brushing these crimson ashes off of my jeans

I ain't saving any whiskey here tonight and no left behind cigarette

I'm just down here all night petal, smoking it

Burning roses

Yeah I'm burning roses (Yeah yeah)

(Oh Betty)