Roses

Got a counter full of long stems that never seem to die

My favorite's the pale pink but I'll settle for white

Lucky me I'm drownin' in Valentines

At least once a week, you've got a dozen in hand

Doing what you think makes you a good man

And I'll flash that fake smile once again

There's one for sneaking in too late at night

One for when sorry wouldn't make it right

A ribbon tied around your mistakes in a pretty vase, and we both know it

But we'll just call 'em roses

Roses

They'll be yellow when you're comin' from the bar cross town

That lipstick red we don't talk about

I'm waitin' on a bouquet that comes without

One for every white lie that's left your lips

There's one for every broken promise I forgive

A ribbon tied around your mistakes in a pretty vase, and we both know it

But we'll just call 'em roses

Roses

I don't know why

You and I can't start over when the flowers die

All I need is for you to see they don't mean nothing to me

When there's one for that ring burnin' on your hand

And one for every wilted second chance

A ribbon tied around your mistakes in a pretty vase, and we don't show it

So, we just call 'em roses

Roses

Yeah, we'll just call 'em roses