[Verse 1]
The front porch still remembers every midnight we stayed,
Two old rocking chairs and the promises we made.
[Pre-Chorus]
I've been chasing yesterday through the bottom of a glass,
Learning every memory is a shadow that won't pass.
Now the only thing that's holding on beside this old front gate,
Is a field of wild roses growing where we used to wait.
[Chorus]
It's whiskey and wild roses,
Your ghost where the wind still blows.
One burns like fire, one blooms through the pain,
Both find a way to call my name.
Every sunset paints your silhouette in gold,
Every lonely night keeps my heart from letting go.
I'm somewhere between healing and hopeless,
Living on whiskey... and wild roses.
(Mmm... Oh! Yeah...)
[Verse 2]
The radio still plays the songs we'd always sing,
Every chorus pulls another loose thread from me.
I drive these county backroads with nowhere left to go,
Looking for forever down roads I already know.
People say that time will smooth the edges of goodbye,
But some scars wear like tattoos you can never hide.
[Pre-Chorus]
The bottle tells its stories, the flowers tell the truth,
Neither one can bring me back to you.
There was dust on your blue jeans, heaven in your smile,
(Soft growl)
Oh... Yeah, yeah, yeah!..
You made every broken road feel worth another mile.
So I raise another toast beneath this starry sky,
To the love that still refuses to say goodbye.
[Chorus]
It's whiskey and wild roses,
Your ghost where the wind still blows.
One burns like fire, one blooms through the pain, Both find a way to call my name.
Every sunset paints your silhouette in gold,
Every lonely night keeps my heart from letting go.
I'm somewhere between healing and hopeless,
Living on whiskey... and wild roses.
(Soft ad libs)
"Mmm... Oh-oh!..", "Wild, wild roses!.."
[Bridge]
Maybe someday I'll smile without breaking inside.
Maybe someday these tears won't have nowhere to hide.
Your laughter floated softly through the Tennessee air,
Like a prayer wrapped in moonlight that was always waiting there.
If heaven hears the prayers beneath these southern skies,
I'll meet you where forever finally closes,
Beyond the whiskey... Beyond the wild roses.
(Falsetto/Soft growl)
"You're still... My home... Even if you're gone!..."
[Outro]
The bottle's almost empty...
But the wild roses still bloom.
And somewhere in their fragrance...
I'm finding... My way... back to you!..
Kenosha_Moondrop
