My love is like a scarlet rose, br It buds, br It blooms, br Then fades and goes, br Its petals fall br Unto the floor, br For love that shone br And yet no more. br br They wither brown as time goes past br For all br That's good br Can never last, br Each day I wake I can but yearn br For love br That's lost br And won't return. br br Those petals rest in silence there, br Like tears, br Of grief, br And deep despair, br Then on the wind br Away they fly, br To bid farewell, br A last goodbye.