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, 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, what you mean to me and the truth is
Baby you're all that I need
I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses
For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails
I wanna be just as close as your Holy Ghost is
And lay you down on a bed of roses
Well I'm so far away the step that I take's on my way home
A king's ransom in dimes I'd give each night
To see through this pay phone
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, whisper baby blind love is true
I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses
For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails
I wanna be just as close as your Holy Ghost is
And lay you down on a bed of roses
Well this hotel bar's hangover whiskey's gone dry
The barkeeper's wig's crooked
And she's giving me the eye
Well I might have said yeah
But I laughed so hard I think I died
Ooh 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 in a bed of roses
For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails
I wanna be just as close as your Holy Ghost is
And lay you down
I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses
For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails
I wanna be just as close as your Holy Ghost is
And lay you down on a bed of roses
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maritah
woow great love song.,.bed of roses rocks!!!
MusicalGuru
This has to be one of Bon Jovi's best songs ever, it's a gr8 love song :P
reneeisonegative
Well this hotel bar hangover whiskey's gone dry, the bar keeper's wigs crooked, but she's giving me the eye, well i might have said yes, but i laughed so hard i think i died. I can't tell you how many times we wound and rewound those lyrics trying to figure them out! We had no music sheet, internet or video, just the tape. After several disputes we figured it out...LOL. My favorite lyrics are: As I dream about movies they won't make of me when I'm dead. and With an iron clad fist, i wake up and french kiss the morning. Beautiful. Jon was correct when he stated that his uncle Tony who owns the Power Station Recoding Studio in NYC may have helped him with some recordings, but he didn't write or perform the songs. Only Jon and Ritchie could pull that off. I just wonder if this songwriting duo will ever get the recognition they so well deserve? I hope so one day.
mew2010
that song reminds of those days... love it ^^
gmose
Great stuff this
jagskie
i really love this song...awesome!! good luck to your next albums..
groofv
i like this song very much!!
MarCelaº
woooowww fantastic!!! i relay love that sooonnngg!!!
Pocahondas
"I have nothing to prove for It's you that I'd die to defend" I just wanna cry...
dollysword
This is my favorite of all
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