This used to be my house
It ain't my house no more
I stand outside the door as it closes
I'm never goin' back inside —
Back to th' lady that live here once and died
She's the one that planted all these roses
My great-grandma, she left her old hometown behind
According to her grandson's recollection
"You won't see me around here no more,"
She's said it as I closed this door
I see her face in my empty glass reflection
This used to be my town
It ain't my town no more
I don't know what I come here to do and then some
And when this river runs bone-dry
And all the bloomin' roses die
I might come here and hang around again some
This used to be my house
It ain't my house no more
I stand outside the door as it closes
I'm never goin' back inside —
Back to th' lady that live here once and died
She's the one that planted all these roses
It breaks my heart to say farewell to th' roses