A Night At The Roses Lyrics - Singles - The Dresden Dolls

you should see yourself 

when will you grow up 

every knob you twist on that machine is like a crutch 

but i was just the fool 

you've been waiting for 

who says we can't touch 

ourselves to keep from getting bored? 

nothing else is touching that's for sure 

a ring around the roses 

i will watch you play 

i come here every night 

it's just me the bartender the waitress and the lights 

shining on you not getting it right 

we clap not for you but for your kind 

a ring around the roses 

everybody poses 

threats and then backs down 

the second you put clothes on 

a ring around the roses 

everybody knows it 

i will sing your fears 

if you sing my neurosis 

you should back out now 

not a night too soon 

i'll still be here when the last poor soul has left the room 

standing round just like a good friend should 

smiling as if your songs were good 

a ring around the roses 

everybody poses 

threats and then backs down 

the second you get clothes on 

a ring around the roses 

everybody knows it 

i will sing your fears 

if you sing my neurosis 

and i sat there for hours 

waiting on the curb 

thinking you might like a flower from a pretty girl 

a ring around the waitress from the verse 

a ring of fire around the roses' door 

put it on before you lose your nerve 

put your hands together and they'll hurt 

(repeats five times) 

make your sound that no one's ever heard 

(repeats twice) 

and i hope we get what we deserve