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