Pretty Pink Rose

Adrian Belew · Young Lions [1990]

Yeah, she's just been to Russia and they're dying, their faces

They're dying over there

A pretty pink rose



That rock 'n' roll lady takes a spaceship ride

She's out of this world

A pretty pink rose



And we're living for you my love

We're living for you

And we're dying for you my love

Pretty pink rose



She tore down Paris on the tail of Thom Paine

But the left wing's broken the right's insane

A pretty pink rose



Have a nice day, it's a killer, turn a cheek

It's a Christian code

A pretty pink rose



And we're living for you my love

Yes, we're living for you

And we're dying for you my love

Pretty pink rose



She's the poor man's gold, she's the anarchist crucible

Flyin' in the face of the despot cannibal

Pretty pink rose



Never let it rain

Never rain on the heart of the pretty pink rose

Pretty pink rose



And we're living for you my love

We're living for you

And we're dying for you my love

Pretty pink rose



Get me through the pain

Through the pain of the thorn on the pretty pink rose

Never let it rain, never rain, never rain

On the pretty pink rose



Take me to the heart, to the heart, to the heart of the pretty pink rose

Take me to the heart, to the heart, to the heart

Take me to the heart, to the heart, to the heart of the pretty pink rose

Take me to the heart, to the heart, to the heart

Take me to the heart, to the heart, to the heart of the pretty pink rose

Take me to the heart, to the heart, to the heart