Rose Tattoo

Album: Signed & Sealed In Blood (2013)
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  • The pictures tell the story
    This life has many shades
    I'd wake up every morning and before I'd start each day
    I'd take a drag from last night's cigarette
    That smoldered in it's tray
    Down a little something and then be on my way

    I traveled far and wide
    And laid this head in many ports
    I was guided by a compass
    I saw beauty to the north
    I drew the tales of many lives
    And wore the faces of my own
    I had these memories all around me
    So I wouldn't be alone

    Some may be from showing up
    Others are from growing up
    Sometimes I was so messed up and didn't have a clue
    I ain't winning no one over
    I wear it just for you
    I've got your name written here
    In a rose tattoo

    In a rose tattoo
    In a rose tattoo
    I've got your name written here
    In a rose tattoo

    This one's for the mighty sea
    Mischief, gold and piracy
    This ones for the man that raised me
    Taught me sacrifice and bravery
    This one's for our favorite game
    Black and gold, we wave the flag
    This one's for my family name
    With pride I wear it to the grave

    Some may be from showing up
    Others are from growing up
    Sometimes I was so messed up and didn't have a clue
    I ain't winning no one over
    I wear it just for you
    I've got your name written here
    In a rose tattoo

    In a rose tattoo
    In a rose tattoo
    I've got your name written here
    In a rose tattoo
    In a rose tattoo
    In a rose tattoo
    I've got your name written here
    In a rose tattoo

    This one means the most to me
    Stays here for eternity
    A ship that always stays the course
    An anchor for my every choice

    A rose that shines down from above
    I signed and sealed these words in blood
    I heard them once, sung in a song
    It played again and we sang along

    You'll always be there with me
    Even if you're gone
    You'll always have my love
    Our memory will live on

    Some may be from showing up
    Others are from growing up
    Sometimes I was so messed up and didn't have a clue
    I ain't winning no one over
    I wear it just for you
    I've got your name written here
    In a rose tattoo

    In a rose tattoo
    In a rose tattoo
    I've got your name written here
    In a rose tattoo
    In a rose tattoo
    In a rose tattoo
    With pride I'll wear it to the grave for you
    In a rose tattoo
    In a rose tattoo
    I've got your name written here
    In a rose tattoo
    In a rose tattoo
    In a rose tattoo
    Signed and sealed in blood I would die for you

    Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
    Oh, oh, oh

    Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
    Oh, oh, oh Writer/s: ALEXANDER BARR, JAMES P LYNCH, JEFF DAROSA, KENNETH W CASEY, MATHEW E KELLY, TIMOTHY J BRENNAN
    Publisher: SPIRIT TWO SMA
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Tcn from KansasI am 65 and have no tattoos but this song struck me so much I am going to have it tattooed on my arm.
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