The Lone Bellow – Fake Roses Lyrics

Fake roses¹ on the mantle
Elvis postcards on the fridge
Ed lays softly by the ringer
Baby’s sleeping in the crib²
Old broken taped up tail light
On momma’s Monte Carlo
She don’t open all the gas bills
Just leaves it on the dashboard³

It’s a low and lonesome song
When the wind sweeps through the pine⁴
She just turns the TV on
Puts her mind on better times⁵

Takes the long way home from work
Car parked on the wrong side of the bridge⁶
Country gold, Saturday night, and smokes one
You don’t have to tell me any of this⁷

It’s a low and lonesome song
When the wind sweeps through the pine
She just turns the TV on
Puts her mind on better times [x2]

Your heart is breaking
I hear what you’re saying
You don’t have to tell me anything [x3]⁸

He won’t come around again
She don’t open that front door⁹
She hears that low and lonesome sound
She don’t answer anymore.¹⁰