Yellow Rose - The Quaker City Night Hawks

Yellow Rose Lyrics

Hopelessly watching and waiting
To see if my lover has turned to walk away
Opening slowly I sit by the water, I'm broken
There's nothing left to sayRed, red roses, all but one yellow bud
The gentle thud of unrequited loveAm I protected by this thorn in my heart?
What must I have been thinking of?
The rose of recognition
Or the yellow rose of unrequited loveHere in the aftermath, hopes crashed asunder
I wonder, can I camouflage my sadness?
Begging forgiveness, I don't understand love
How could I not notice my madness?Red, red roses, all but one yellow bud
The yellow rose of unrequited loveAm I protected by this thorn in my heart?
What must I have been thinking of?
The rose of recognition
Or the yellow rose of unrequited loveHolding my head up to fight off their glances
I shifted and picked up my coat and my glasses
Boldly I stood up to everyone's weakness
I've lifted my spirits but still I am sleeplessRed, red roses, all but one yellow bud

The yellow rose of unrequited loveAm I protected by this thorn in my heart?
What must I have been thinking of?
The rose of recognition
Or the yellow rose of unrequited love
What must I have been thinking of?