Neon bleeds on a midnight street

Engine purrin' like a jungle cat’s heat

I've seen 'em all, the cheap perfume

But you walked in and cleared the room

Leather and lace, a sweet betrayal

One look at you, I blew a gasket, derailed

Every other flower just fades to grey

Baby, you’re the reason they invented the day

You are... a red rose

Thorns diggin' deep under my skin

Yeah, you are... a red rose

The kind of beautiful you can’t fake, won’t bend

In a world of black and white, you're the blood that stains

Through the gasoline and the pouring rain

You are... my red rose

Your love's a hurricane with a slow hand

Bourbon on your lips, buried in the quicksand

They talk soft, they promise the moon

You just burn slow to a different tune

A little bit reckless, a little bit cruel

God help the fool who don't understand the rule

You could've been an angel, but you aimed too low

You had to be the fire that I can't let go

You are... a red rose (RED ROSE!)

Thorns diggin' deep under my skin

Yeah, you are... a red rose

The kind of beautiful you can't fake, won't bend

In a world of black and white, you're the blood that stains

Through the gasoline and the pouring rain

You are... my red rose

They say roses die… (Yeah, they do)

Petals fall… (That's the truth)

But even in the ashes, even in the dust

I'm still cuttin' my hands on you... 'cause

YOU ARE... A RED ROSE (RED ROSE!)

Yeah, the only color in my veins!

YOU ARE... A RED ROSE

Darlin', I'm addicted to the pain!

In a world of plastic and pretend

You're the real thing right up to the end!

You are... my RED ROSE!

Yeah... thorns and all...

My red rose...

WHRRRAAANGGGG........