I cheat 'cause I lie I lie 'cause I steal I steal because my heart is good as buried in a field It's food for the flowers In God's honest truth Even the wild roses are blue I drink because I smoke I smoke because there's fire A flame unquenchable burns higher and higher My love is long gone A love I thought was true Now even the wild roses are blue In my dreams (dreams, dreams) You reach out for me In my dreams (dreams, dreams) I reach out for you And I wake up crying There's nothing I can do And even the wild roses are blue The river is long The valley is dry The birds, they don't sing They just hang their heads and cry It's lonesomest sound Now, how do I get through? When even the wild roses are blue In my dreams (dreams, dreams) You reach out for me In my dreams (dreams, dreams) I reach out for you I wake up crying There's nothing I can do Even the wild roses are blue Even the wild roses are blue I cheat 'cause I lie I lie 'cause I steal And I steal because my heart's been buried in a field