Lavin Christine Roses From The Wrong Man Lyrics

Roses From The Wrong Man Lyrics

Christine Lavin
"Roses From the Wrong Man"
She opened the door, surprised
to see a deliveryman
Holding a beautiful vase of roses in his hands.
"For
me?" she said; he nodded his head.
She took the flowers in and read the
note.
Roses from the wrong man;
Poetry written in the wrong hand.
She
waits for one; she hears from another
Who tells her how much he loves
her
With roses from the wrong man.
She places the vase in the middle of
the living room.
The air is scented with the delicate sweet perfume.
She
takes a deep breath, closes her eyes,
Shakes her head slowly and
sighs.
Roses from the wrong man;
Poetry written in the wrong hand.
She
waits for one; she hears from another
Who tells her how much he loves
her
With roses from the wrong man.
How long can she hold out for someone
who might never come around?
And how many times will this other man try when
she keeps turning him down?
She's not getting any younger, but she don't want
to settle for less.
Oh, how can such a pretty bunch of flowers trigger such
deep unhappiness?
Ever since she was 11 or 12 it was her dream
To receive
the kind of flowers carried by the homecoming queen.
And sometimes dreams can
come true
In ways you don't expect them to.
Sometimes dreams can come
true
In ways you don't want them to.
Roses from the wrong man.