The Red and The Rose - Jackie Greene

Well i’m a sinner, and you’re a saint

Baby i love your new coat of paint

So i’ll keep on singing till these blues turn to gold

I’ll test the poison, i’ll break the law

Write your name on a highway wall

They say the higher you go, the better you are

But the harder you’ll hit when you fall

Baby i can’t go running on empty

You take the red from the rose

All i’ve got is what you’ve left me

Now a dollar saved is a dollar lost

Look at what all these feelings cost

I’m down on a dime, wasting my time

And i can’t seem to find words i’ve lost

So ring around the rosey babe

You might think that you’ve got it made

But everyone knows, you keep changing your clothes

There’s a bill that will never be paid

And baby i can’t go running on empty

You take the red from the rose

Hide that picture, man it always tempts me