The Briar And The Rose Lyrics by Tom Waits

(from the album The Black Rider)

The Briar And The Rose Lyrics

I fell asleep down by the stream
And there I had the strangest dream
And down by Brennan's Glenn there grows
A briar and a rose


There's a tree in the forest
But I don't know where
I built a nest out of your hair
And climbing up into the air
A briar and a rose


I don't know how long it has been
But I was born in Brennan's Glenn
And near the end of spring there grows
A briar and a rose


Picked the rose one early morn
I pricked my finger on a thorn
It had grown so high
It's winding wove the briar around the rose


I tried to tear them both apart
I felt a bullet in my heart
And all dressed up in springs and clothes
The briar and the rose


And when I'm buried in my grave
Tell me so I will know
Your tears will fall
To make love grow
The briar and the rose

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Other Lyrics from The Black Rider

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8. Just The Right Bullets Lyrics
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10. Lucky Day Overture Lyrics
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12. Oily Night Lyrics
13. Russian Dance Lyrics
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