RED, RED ROSE
(David Mallett)




Emmylou Harris - 1990
David Mallett - 2003








You may wonder if you know me 
You may wonder if I care 
Or if I'll leave you sad and lonely 
Or if I'll always be right there
 
Well, there's no need for doubt now, darlin' 
'Cause I have come to know 
This love of ours is no common flower 
You know this love is like a red, red rose 


And you may wonder about this dreamer 
If she's all you thought she'd be 
And, oh, if anything but someday 
Ever comes from lovin' me
 
But hold me close and tell me darlin' 
That you have come to know 
This love I bring you is no common thing 
You know this love is like a red, red rose 


When you're all caught up in sweet surrender 
Simple truth is sometimes hard to see 
Here between the tough times and the tender 
It all comes down to you and me 


And you may see my heart of darkness 
I may stumble now and again 
But underneath this heart of darkness 
There's a heart that's lovin' you right till the end
 
So hold me close, come hold me, darlin' 
'Cause I want you to know 
This love of ours is no common flower 
You know this love is like a red, red rose 


This love of ours is no common flower 
You know this love is like a red, red rose