A Rose For Emily

Album: Odessey And Oracle (1968)
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  • The summer is here at last
    The sky is overcast
    And no one brings a rose for Emily

    She watches her flowers grow
    While lovers come and go
    To give each other roses from her tree
    But not a rose for Emily

    Emily, can't you see
    There's nothing you can do?
    There's loving everywhere
    But none for you

    Her roses are fading now
    She keeps her pride somehow
    That's all she has protecting her from pain

    And as the years go by
    She will grow old and die
    The roses in her garden fade away
    Not one left for her grave
    Not a rose for Emily

    Emily, can't you see
    There's nothing you can do?
    There's loving everywhere
    But none for you

    Her roses are fading now
    She keeps her pride somehow
    That's all she has protecting her from pain

    And as the years go by
    She will grow old and die
    The roses in her garden fade away
    Not one left for her grave
    Not a rose for Emily Writer/s: R. ARGENT
    Publisher: MUSIC SALES CORPORATION
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