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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pretenders
Pretenders
Vocals
Pete Farndon
Pete Farndon
Bass
Martin Chambers
Martin Chambers
Drums
Geoff Bryant
Geoff Bryant
French Horn
James Honeyman-Scott
James Honeyman-Scott
Keyboards
Chris Mercer
Chris Mercer
Tenor Saxophone
Henry Lowther
Henry Lowther
Trumpet
Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeremy Green
Jeremy Green
Assistant Engineer
JON WALLS
JON WALLS
Assistant Engineer
Chris Thomas
Chris Thomas
Producer
Bill Inglot
Bill Inglot
Mastering Engineer
Bill Price
Bill Price
Recording Engineer
Daniel Hersch
Daniel Hersch
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Just before it rains
The wind whips round the balcony
And the sky closes
On the English roses
[Verse 2]
And she'll be pacin'
Round and round and round and round her room
These storms always find her
To remind her
[Verse 3]
To the endless sky
The pink over grey
She looks for an answer
But it's too late
[Verse 4]
Maybe it's true
Some things were just never meant to be
Maybe not
[Verse 5]
This is a story
Fruit cut from the vine
Forgot and left to rot
Long before it's time
[Verse 6]
And this is a story
'Bout the girl who lived next door
Lookin' for someone to hold
[Verse 7]
A wish made on a star
Brought her here tonight
At a courtyard she waits
A thousand broken dates
[Verse 8]
But she holds the hymnal
Where so carefully pressed
Is the English rose
She laid to reset
[Verse 9]
It's only a story
Flowers in full bloom
Bouquets in every room
[Verse 10]
Ooh, this is a story
Fruit cut from the vine
Lookin' for someone to hold
Written by: Chrissie Hynde
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