There was no bed of roses guaranteed in this life
But we stuck to our plans amidst all the strife,

I will lay you down to comfort you as best as I can
Sooner or later we'll make a stand,

Despite all the bad times and the good times we had
I never would have left you lonely and sad,

This melancholy world that we struggle to tame
At times our lives just don't seem the same,

Deep in my heart I needed true love
You were badly hurt in the land of push and shove,

Victims are made from victims themselves
Too many broken hearts collecting dust on the shelves,

Why was it so hard to love me looking back
So hard to remember why the rain came through the cracks,

Through eyes of lost hope still you survive
How long has it been since you last felt alive?

Here is what decency is left in my soul
The pain is forgiven now accept a new role,

I can't take back the sadness of the past
In this old world nothing was meant to last,

Cry your tears on my shoulder and I'll hold you tight
Together we'll endure one more long lonely night,

That bed of roses burning in the fire light
Despite all our efforts despite all our might,

I don't have God's patience or wisdom it seems
Only my prayers by candle light with dreams,

Forgive me my Dear I misread earth's atmosphere
Confused by temptation I didn't know how to steer,

In my heart of hearts please don't repeat all the lies
What we had at first the wicked world would despise,

Our intentions were good and pure at the time
But what tasted as sweet as honey turned to bitter as lime.