Luscious Jackson - Roses Fade (Mojo mix) lyrics

With precious scents of summertime The lightning bugs said you were mine When I asked you to be kind I found I had to wait in line You told me tales of love gone wrong But you were paid to sing along I knew the only lover's song I knew the only lover's song I watched your roses fade away The wings came off your back today And I saw all the truth behind The pretty pictures in my mind Your angel came a-floatin' down Your halo, it fell to the the ground The flies swarming into town And starting circling 'round and 'round There was a body lying there And whose it was I didn't care The prophet lay upon the stair The funeral was common fare I watched your roses fade away The wings came off your back today And I saw all the truth behind The pretty pictures in my mind