Last Rose in the Garden

[Intro] One rose remains where summer stayed, A lonely bloom that will not fade. [Verse 1] The last rose stands in the garden alone, All her bright companions gone. No other flower bends nearby, To answer blush with blush or sigh. [Pre-Chorus] I will not leave her on the stem, When all her kin have gone with them. Scatter her leaves where old friends sleep, Let the garden memory keep. [Chorus] Last rose in the garden, stay with me, Soft in the summer memory. When all bright companions are gone, You keep the old light moving on. Last rose in the garden, tender and lone, No heart should bloom alone. If love's circle fades from view, The fragrance still is true. [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse 2] When friendships fade and true hearts fly, Who would live beneath that sky? Let the rose rest where love has been, Quiet, fragrant, folded in. [Bridge] Let the fiddle weep softly, let the harp reply, Let the last rose rest beneath the sky. No harsh sorrow, no fading tone, Only a flower not alone. [Final Chorus] Last rose in the garden, stay with me, Soft in the summer memory. If love's circle fades from view, The fragrance still is true. [Outro] The garden sleeps, the night is clear, The last rose leaves its fragrance here.