verse 1
Your father sat with the night's first drink
Your mother washed the dishes in the sink
You stood on the steps, wearing your best
One red rose on a new black dress
verse 2
When we walked under the powerlines
I dreamed about it a thousand times
You weren't like the rest
One red rose on a new black dress
Chorus
One red rose on a new black dress
Crushing it between our chests
Tonight I'll wonder where you'll be
One dead rose is all I see
verse 3
We hid in the weeds and we hid in the grass
Listening to the cars on the highway pass
Then you put me to the test
One red rose on a new black dress
Instrumental
Chorus
One red rose on a new black dress
Crushing it between our chests
Tonight I'll wonder where you'll be
One dead rose is all I see
verse 4
Then you said we could never come back
And walked awax through the housing tract
Leaving me with what's left
One red rose from a new black dress
Chorus
One red rose on a new black dress
Crushing it between our chests
Tonight I'll wonder where you'll be
One dead rose is all I see
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