Roses

Catie Curtis

Am I the kind of brother who would leave you 
Standing on this lonesome railroad track? 
That's what I told you on the way to America 
I swore by our God I'd be coming back 

When the roses are blooming 
You can call me home 
And I will stay there forever 
My flesh and bone 

I wanted to see you that Christmas 
But I got a letter I was being sent to war 
I packed up the Bible that you gave me 
And I prayed for protection beneath the watch of the Lord 

When the roses are blooming 
You can call me home 
And I will stay there forever 
My flesh and bone 

There is a garden 
I can see it from my bed 
Reminds me of Ireland 
Flowering yellow and red 

I've been trying to write you but I keep stopping 
All I've got to say is war is hell 
I keep thinking about the soldiers coming at me 

Not the ones that shot me but the ones that I brought down myself 
And I don't think Jesus ever heard my prayer 
If there's a heaven, I ain't going there 

When the roses are blooming 
You can call me home 
And I will stay there forever 
My flesh and bone