Plastic Roses

Standing at the altar with your oldest daughter
You're as proud as you can be
I'm looking row by row they all think they know
Who and what you are to me
I was never really yours to give away

Another night that should have been mine; you did your best to shine
Make sure everybody knows
But somehow you still made a memory that won't fade
You gave me artificial roses.
They were never really yours to give away.
They were never really yours to give away.

We can scream and we can lie
Tear each other down and try
But we can't kill plastic roses
I can relive every scene
Suffer with you in my dreams
But we can't kill plastic roses.

Now I'm living in L.A., looking at them every day
Along the top of my window pane
I think about a brand new start
Think about a brand new heart
Crystal clear of my childhood pain.
It was never really mine to give away
It was never really mine to give away

We can scream and we can lie
Tear each other down and try
But we can't kill plastic roses
I can relive every scene
Suffer with you in my dreams
But we can't kill plastic roses

'Cause they were never really ours to give away
They were never really ours to give away.