Ben Dearie - Ice on the Roses Lyrics

A thought is like a drink
A drink won't last
When someone makes you think
Of something in your past
A memory is real
As real as what's perceived
A flower breaks the seal
Of dirt under the leaves
And with every ounce of rain
The darkness brings a battle
The dawn breaks like a chain
Night crumbles like a castle
Before the summer light
Defeats the sleet and snow
The seeds begin to fight
The ground yields to their growth
Anyway, it's all
Out of focus
Where no one notices
Beautiful bogus
Ice on the roses
Out of focus
Where no one notices
Beautiful bogus
Ice on the roses
My clothes are pretty bright
My eyes are pretty worn
I've seen a million sights
The day that I was born
My heart is like the sea
The sea is like the moon
The moon is like my thoughts
Returning pretty soon
But they're gonna be
Out of focus
Where no one notices
Beautiful bogus
Ice on the roses
Out of focus
Where no one notices
Beautiful bogus
Ice on the roses
Out of focus
Where no one notices
Beautiful bogus
Ice on the roses
Out of focus
Where no one notices
Beautiful bogus
Ice on the roses