The Red Rose and the Thorn - Eliza Gilkyson

You are the thief that the night calls in

You’re always gone by the light of morn

You steal my heart and leave for me

The red rose and the thorn

You’re always waiting around the bend

Your steps I trace where the path is worn

Along the way you’ve placed for me

The red rose and the thorn

I’ve searched for you both far and wide

From mountain top to riverside

But you’re the master of disguise

Who’s hiding right bfore my eyes

And whn I lay me down to sleep

I pray my company you’ll keep

And if I die before I wake

My life was always yours to take

You’re in the house when the lights go down

I search each face where the curtain’s torn

And tumbling from the balcony

The red rose and the thorn