Last week I bought you red roses
They said what I wanted to say
They were bright and soft, vibrant with colour
They said what I wanted to say
Your eyes were bright when you saw them
You heard what I wanted to say
Your face was vibrant with joy
You heard what I wanted to say.
Yesterday, the flowers were dying
They had said what I wanted to say
The petals were dry and were darkened
They had said what I wanted to say
Today they were gone and discarded
You had heard what I wanted to say
You put them out with the rubbish
You had heard what I wanted to say.
Flowers don’t last forever
But you know what I want to say
The messengers pass but the message remains
You know what I want to say.
They said what I wanted to say
They were bright and soft, vibrant with colour
They said what I wanted to say
Your eyes were bright when you saw them
You heard what I wanted to say
Your face was vibrant with joy
You heard what I wanted to say.
Yesterday, the flowers were dying
They had said what I wanted to say
The petals were dry and were darkened
They had said what I wanted to say
Today they were gone and discarded
You had heard what I wanted to say
You put them out with the rubbish
You had heard what I wanted to say.
Flowers don’t last forever
But you know what I want to say
The messengers pass but the message remains
You know what I want to say.