English Rose

Across the sea

By the Tennessee skyline

They told me I'd find my hopes and my dreams

But I long to be

In the bed of my true love

Back where I came from, she's waiting for me

So I'll make my way

Through long winding country roads

But my heart still beats

For my home and my English rose

I told my dad

On the phone, it's amazing

From the straight to the crazy, these places I've seen

But I long to be

In the arms of my true love

Like he loves my mother, he understands me

I'll spend my days

Just traveling and playing shows

But my heart still beats

For my home and my English Rose

I met a man

In the bar down in Memphis

He told me he went there to follow his dream

And he told me, son

You know, I lost my true love

For the same exact reason that you crossed the sea

And I found truth

In people I barely know

But my heart still beats

For my home and my English Rose

Oh, my heart still beats

For my home and my English Rose

Oh, my heart still beats

For my home and my English rose