Plastered in your newspaper palace
Dishes and the backdoor slams
The dogs on your floor
They don't roam anymore
And the river's gone deaf at the dam

The dust falls like rain on your doorsteps
Chokes you when you lift your rake
Ain't a wine so sweet
As the taste of your mouth
But your love ain't the kind you can keep

Oh, roses and cigarettes
A pillowcase that remembers you
The scent of you still lingers on my fingertips
Till I think I might go insane
When will I see you again?

Seen how you look at the stranger
I seen how you wait when he's gone
If I told you I thought
That there was a sin in your heart
Could you honestly tell me I'm wrong?

Oh, roses and cigarettes
A pillowcase that remembers you
The scent of you still lingers on my fingertips
Till I think I might go insane
When will I see you again?
He tells you that he needs you, he's a liar
He tells you he's a hero, he's a fool
He tells you he'll stay
Till the Lord's breaking day
Then, baby, he ain't nothing but cruel

Oh, roses and cigarettes
A pillowcase that remembers you
The scent of you still lingers on my fingertips
Till I think I might go insane
When will I see you again?