Bon Jovi - Bed of Roses Lyrics

Sitting here wasted and wounded at this old piano
Trying hard to capture the moment this morning I don't know
'Cause a bottle of Vodka is still lodged in my head
And some blond gave me nightmares, I think that she's still in my bed
As I dream about movies they won't make of me when I'm dead

With an ironclad fist I wake up and French kiss the morning
While some marching band keeps it's own beat
In my head while we're talking
About all of the things that I long to believe
About love, the truth and what you mean to me
And the truth is, baby, you're all that I need

I wanna lay you down on a bed of roses
For tonight I sleep on a bed of nails
Oh, I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
And lay you down on a bed of roses

Well, I'm so far away that each step that I take is on my way home
A king's ransom in dimes I'd given each night
Just to see through this payphone
Still I run out of time or it's hard to get through
Till the bird on the wire flies me back to you
I'll just close my eyes and whisper, "Baby, blind love is true"

I wanna lay you down on a bed of roses
For tonight I sleep on a bed of nails
Oh, I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
And lay you down on a bed of roses

Well, this hotel bar's hangover, the whiskey's gone dry
The barkeeper's wig's crooked and she's giving me the eye
I might have said, "Yeah"
But I laughed so hard, I think I died
Oo yeah

Now as you close your eyes, know I'll be thinking about you
While my mistress, she calls me to stand in her spotlight again
Tonight, I won't be alone but you know that don't mean I'm not lonely
I've got nothing to prove for it's you that I'd die to defend

I wanna lay you down on a bed of roses
For tonight I sleep on a bed of nails
Oh, I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
And lay you down

I wanna lay you down on a bed of roses
For tonight I sleep on a bed of nails
Oh, I wanna be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
And lay you down on a bed of roses

• Anonymous

  Bon Jovi
  Cross Road / 14 Classic Grooves
  Bed Of Roses
  Sitting here wasted and wounded
  at this old piano
  Trying hard to capture
  the moment this morning I don't know
  'Cause a bottle of vodka
  is still lodged in my head
  And some blond gave me nightmares
  I think she's still in my bed
  As I dream about movies
  they won't make of me when I'm dead
  
  With an ironclad fist I wake up and
  French kiss the morning
  While some marching band keeps
  its own beat in my head
  While we're talking
  About all of the things that I long to believe
  About love and the truth and
  what you mean to me
  And the truth is baby you're all that I need
  
  I want to lay you on a bed of roses
  For tonite I sleep on a bed on nails
  I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
  And lay you down on bed of roses
  
  Well I'm so far away
  That each step that I take is on my way home
  A king's ransom in dimes I'd given each night
  Just to see through this payphone
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  Still I run out of time
  Or it's hard to get through
  Till the bird on the wire flies me back to you
  I'll just close my eyes and whisper,
  baby blind love is true
  
  I want to lay you down on a bed of roses
  For tonite I sleep on a bed on nails
  I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
  And lay you down on bed of roses
  
  The hotel bar hangover whiskey's gone dry
  The barkeeper's wig's crooked
  And she's giving me the eye
  I might have said yeah
  But I laughed so hard I think I died
  
  When you close your eyes
  Know I'll be thinking about you
  While my mistress she calls me
  To stand in her spotlight again
  Tonite I won't be alone
  But you know that don't
  Mean I'm not lonely I've got nothing to prove
  For it's you that I'd die to defend
  
  I want to lay you down on a bed of roses
  For tonite I sleep on a bed on nails
  I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
  And lay you down on bed of roses