Artificial Rose Lyrics - Singles - Dave Dudley

The little waitress wore an artificial rose 

I met her in a truck stop long ago 

She brought my coffee with a smile and then sat down 

And we started talking bout my wanderin' round 

I recall the night I gave her that red rose 

Just a little joke between us I suppose 

But she laughed and tucked it in her golden hair 

And from that day on she always wore it there 

Never blooms, never grows, artificial rose 

As time went out, I got to know her well 

Grew to love her but I knew I couldn't tell 

About the other woman farther down the line 

But she trusted me, said I was not that kind 

Never blooms, never grows, artificial rose 

One night when I had traveled many miles 

I pulled in and thought I'd see her loving smile 

But she only left a package tied in red 

And inside a little tear stained note that read