Hopelessly watching and waiting

To see if my lover

Has turned to walk away

Opening slowly I sit by the water, I'm broken

There's nothing left to say

Red, red roses, all but one yellow bud

The gentle thud of unrequited love



Am I protected by this thorn in my heart

What must I have been thinking of

The rose of recognition

Or the yellow rose of unrequited love



Here in the aftermath

Hopes crashed asunder, I wonder

Can I camouflage my sadness

Begging forgiveness

I don't understand love

How could I not notice my madness

Red, red roses, all but one yellow bud

The yellow rose of unrequited love



Am I protected by this thorn in my heart

What must I have been thinking of

The rose of recognition

Or the yellow rose of unrequited love



Holding my head up to fight off their glances

I shifted and picked up

My coat and my glasses

Boldly I stood up to everyone's weakness

I've lifted my spirit but still

I am sleepless



Red, red roses, all but one yellow bud

The yellow rose of unrequited love



Am I protected by this thorn in my heart

What must I have been thinking of

The rose of recognition

Or the yellow rose of unrequited love



What must I have been thinking of...