"Table for Two," A LOVE SONG

VERSE:

I sit at a table for two,

With an empty chair beside me.

Couples chat in other corners,

The waiter tries to take my order.

I tell him you’re not here yet.

I look out the café window,

And count the passing minutes.

The rain begins to fall.

                                    

CHORUS:                               

Sometimes I think you’ll never come,

And my heart will never know love.

Please come soon, I’m saving room,

At my table for two.

 

VERSE:                                   

Now it’s late in the day,

And others want your seat.

I explain it’s already taken.

They look at me like I’m crazy.

I tell them you’re not here yet.

My stomach starts to rumble,

With growing pain and hunger.

The sun starts to set.

 

CHORUS:                               

Sometimes I think you’ll never come,

And my heart will never know love.

Please come soon, I’m saving room,

At my table for two.

 

BRIDGE:                                

I wonder if I should leave.

Maybe you forgot me,

Or you just got lost along the way.

 

CHORUS:                               

Sometimes I think you’ll never come,

And my heart will never know love.

Please come soon, I’m saving room,

At my table for two, at my table for two,

At my table for two.            

Copyright 2024 Jennifer Waters 

"Wrapped in Roses and Dreams," A LOVE SONG

VERSE:

Some say we were the lost roses.

We weren't anywhere to be found.

A winding trail of bleeding hearts,

Was all the lay across the ground.     

But nothing could be further from the truth,

You stole my heart, and you can see the proof.

 

CHORUS:                   

You’ve got me wrapped in roses and dreams.

I’m ten feet off the ground, and I can’t feel anything.

You’ve got me wrapped in roses in dreams. 

I’m happy as can be, like it’s the first day of Spring.

You’ve got me wrapped in roses and dreams.

 

VERSE:

I've once heard a wiseman say:

"Listen to the whisper of the roses.

Everyone else will turn away,

But a rose is a rose is a rose is.          

And if your tears are the heartache of today,

And your pain is the tragedy of yesterday,

Your sorrows are the roses of tomorrow."

 

CHORUS:                   

You’ve got me wrapped in roses and dreams.

I’m ten feet off the ground, and I can’t feel anything.

You’ve got me wrapped in roses in dreams. 

I’m happy as can be, like it’s the first day of Spring.

You’ve got me wrapped in roses and dreams.

 

BRIDGE:                    

I’m no longer someone who’s disheartened,

Because you’re the rose in my garden.

 

CHORUS:                   

You’ve got me wrapped in roses and dreams.

I’m ten feet off the ground, and I can’t feel anything.

You’ve got me wrapped in roses in dreams. 

I’m happy as can be, like it’s the first day of Spring.

You’ve got me wrapped in roses and dreams.

                                                

VAMP:                                    

You’ve got me wrapped in roses and dreams.

You’ve got me wrapped in roses and dreams.

 

Copyright 2024 Jennifer Waters

"Rose Gold Girl," A LOVE SONG

VERSE:                                   

I’m a rose gold girl.

I’ve got the whole wide world,

On the tip of my finger.

I’m a dreamer and a thinker,

A mezzo-soprano singer. 

Like an oyster with a pearl,

I’m a rose gold girl.

 

CHORUS:                   

Ask me any question.

I’m sure I know the answer.

If I just can’t remember,

I’ll think of something grander.

I’m a rose gold girl.

 

VERSE:                                   

I’m a rose gold girl.

No need for silver with a swirl,

Or copper on my body.

I’ve never been at all gaudy.

Don’t wanna be snobby,

But I’m my own kind of whirl.

I’m a rose gold girl.

 

CHORUS:                   

Ask me any question.

I’m sure I know the answer.

If I just can’t remember,

I’ll think of something grander.

I’m a rose gold girl.

 

BRIDGE:                                

All that glitters is rose gold.

It never ever grows old.          

 

CHORUS:                   

Ask me any question.

I’m sure I know the answer.

If I just can’t remember,

I’ll think of something grander.

I’m a rose gold girl.

                                                

VAMP:                                                

I’m a rose gold girl.

I’m a rose gold girl.

Copyright 2024 Jennifer Waters 

"Under Moonlight and Roses," A LOVE SONG

VERSE:

The sun shines in the day. 

I feel it’s rays upon my skin,

But when the sun goes down,

No one knows where I’ve been.

Yeah, I like to paint the town red.

Oh, I prefer nighttime instead.

 

CHORUS:

Dance with me under moonlight and roses,

Beneath the midnight sky and the shooting stars.

Just you and I, under moonlight and roses, 

And there will be love between us near and far.

Under moonlight and roses.

 

VERSE:

Roses growing on the vine.

The two of us are now entwined.

Their shadows fall across your face,

Saying that your heart is mine.

The moon beams bright as the sun,

And the stars are making us one.

 

CHORUS:

Dance with me under moonlight and roses,

Beneath the midnight sky and the shooting stars.

Just you and I, under moonlight and roses, 

And there will be love between us near and far.

Under moonlight and roses.   

 

BRIDGE:                    

Can you see the moon’s face?

Telling us we’re wrapped in magic. 

Don’t ever lose my embrace. 

 

CHORUS:

Dance with me under moonlight and roses,

Beneath the midnight sky and the shooting stars.

Just you and I, under moonlight and roses, 

And there will be love between us near and far.

Under moonlight and roses.                           

                                                

VAMP:                                    

Dance with me under moonlight and roses.

Dance with me under moonlight and roses.

Copyright 2024 Jennifer Waters 

"Rose at the Rainbow's End," A LOVE SONG

VERSE:                       

There is a rose at the rainbow’s end. 

It blooms for the brokenhearted. 

There is a rose at the rainbow’s end.

It stands for those torn apart. 

Nothing can make its petals wither.

It’s found at the end of a raging river.

There is a rose at the rainbow’s end.

 

CHORUS:       

The colors merge into one flower, 

And it holds the power of light and love.

If you breathe in its beautiful scent, 

It’s been said your life will be well-spent.  

 

VERSE:

There is a rose at the rainbow’s end.

You’ll find it when you least expect it.

There is a rose at the rainbow’s end.

Sometimes the clouds above protect it.

It’s the rarest bud you could come across.

Once you find it, you’ll never be lost. 

There is a rose at the rainbow’s end.

 

CHORUS:       

The colors merge into one flower, 

And it holds the power of light and love.

If you breathe in its beautiful scent, 

It’s been said your life will be well-spent.  

BRIDGE:        

If you haven’t found it yet, 

Keep going through the forest. 

Your journey will be worth it. 

Hear the birds sing a chorus. 

 

CHORUS:       

The colors merge into one flower, 

And it holds the power of light and love.

If you breathe in its beautiful scent, 

It’s been said your life will be well-spent.                          

                                                

VAMP:                        

There is a rose at the rainbow’s end.

There is a rose at the rainbow’s end.

Copyright 2024 Jennifer Waters 

"Ruby, Ruby Rose," A LOVE SONG

VERSE:            

Ruby, Ruby Rose,

You’re full of love,

From head to toe.

Ruby, Ruby Rose,

Songs in the morning,

The melodies flow.

Just poetry and prose.

Ruby, Ruby Rose.                      

 

CHORUS:                    

Oh, sing a song for me,

One of romance and diamonds,

Of all the dreams inside your head.

Forget everything that frightens you.

There are so many good things ahead,

Across the vast horizon.

Ruby, Ruby Rose.

 

VERSE:            

Ruby, Ruby Rose,

You’re just a child,

Growing up so fast.

Ruby, Ruby Rose,

I hope your heart,

And free spirit last.

Dance, if you’re asked.

Ruby, Ruby Rose.

 

CHORUS:                    

Oh, sing a song for me,

One of romance and diamonds,

Of all the dreams inside your head.

Forget everything that frightens you.

There are so many good things ahead,

Across the vast horizon.

Ruby, Ruby Rose.

 

BRIDGE:                      

As precious as a sparkling gem,

Forget the world, and all its mayhem.

                                                

CHORUS:                    

Oh, sing a song for me,

One of romance and diamonds,

Of all the dreams inside your head.

Forget everything that frightens you.

There are so many good things ahead,

Across the vast horizon.

Ruby, Ruby Rose.

 

VAMP:                         

Ruby, Ruby Rose.

Ruby, Ruby Rose.

Copyright 2024 Jennifer Waters 

"Old Garden Rose," A LOVE SONG

VERSE:                        

Dressed in your overalls,

You have a shovel in your jeans.

Gloves up to your elbows,

You have simple dreams,

Of sunshine and flowers.

You get lost for hours.

 

CHORUS:                                

You’re an old garden rose,

Who’s tried and true.

You’re an old garden rose,

Whose never blue.

You’ve stood through the rain.

You’re more beautiful every day.

You’re an old garden rose.

 

VERSE:                        

When everyone else withers,

In the thunder and the storm.

You’re in bloom by the river.

You’re always in rare form.

Your sunhat’s a crown.

Life is good all-around.

 

CHORUS:                                

You’re an old garden rose,

Who’s tried and true.

You’re an old garden rose,

Whose never blue.

You’ve stood through the rain.

You’re more beautiful every day.

You’re an old garden rose.

 

BRIDGE:                                  

Certain things get better with time.

One of them is your smile.

 

CHORUS:                                

You’re an old garden rose,

Who’s tried and true.

You’re an old garden rose,

Whose never blue.

You’ve stood through the rain.

You’re more beautiful every day.

You’re an old garden rose.

 

VAMP:                                     

You’re an old garden rose,

Young as the sunrise.

You’re an old garden rose,

With childlike eyes.

You’re an old, old, old, old garden rose.

Copyright 2024 Jennifer Waters

Dedicated to my mother, Darlene Waters, who likes to garden.