[Verse] The moon is low in the July sky Tonight I leave you behind But I won't say goodbye With a rose I bought on the roadside From a child with a weathered stare She put her hand on my heart and said, "Always there" [Prechorus] As the stars sing your name [Chorus] And I let the moon's light Hold you close And I leave you one last rose One last rose One last rose For my love [Verse 2] All I have left is a scar From the night you slipped from my arms And into the light If I could make a deal with God I'd take your place in that bed I would love you till we're old and gray [Prechorus] In this life or the next [Chorus] And I let the moon's light Hold you close And I leave you one last rose One last rose One last rose For my love [Outro] In this life or the next In this life or the next
