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Blood On The Lillies

from Polk County Line by Ryan Sheeler

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Blood On The Lilies – words and music by Ryan Sheeler

VERSE 1
What were your favorites? it wasn’t a surprise.
I knew before you said it…you told me with your eyes
I stopped by the local shop and looked in all the beds
The Lady said “these are the only ones” they were white
with specks of red

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I’ll always see them on your table, your friends’ eyes opened wide
I knew you were happy; I could tell by the way you cried
Do you know I still pray for you? - I think about where you are
I stay awake every night and wonder what you keep inside your heart

VERSE 2
Did you ever ask what happened, and whose fault it was after all?
Was it something your grandma told you from her picture on your wall
I wanted to believe you at the end when you said you loved me
The distance in your eyes betrayed you and your last kiss guaranteed

VERSE 3
When I left in the police car that day and all the colors faded into one
Its then I thought that those lilies meant you were leavin’ me all alone
So I guess all that’s left are flowers: memories of love’s yesterdays
And maybe the blood on those lilies is words we didn’t say

c. 2011 Ryan Sheeler/Highway 30 Music (ASCAP)

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from Polk County Line, released July 12, 2011

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