We Learned, They Bloomed

The red roses once bloomed
On this wide open plane
Wild and free,
Waiting to be and to tame
We were the gardeners
We talked and we laughed
The roses bent to our will

We learned to be patient
We learned to be steady
We learned each other by heart
We were taught by the flowers
Blooming bright red
But you've forgotten they're lesson

Every day they grew more
And we tenderly watched
As parents watching their child
We watched our garden slowly take shape
On this wide open plane
Where the red roses once bloomed
Wild and free

We learned to be patient
We learned to be steady
We learned each other by heart
We were taught by the flowers
Blooming in red
But I've forgotten they're lesson

Then one day all of the sudden you didn't come
And so I toiled on alone
You didn't come for a week
Then a month
Then a year
But the red roses continued to bloom
On this wide open plane,
Wild and free

We learned to be patient
We learned to be steady
We learned each other by heart
We were taught by the flowers
Blooming in red
But we've forgotten they're lesson

Finally they grew too much
I couldn't do it alone
So then I just stopped coming
I didn't know if you ever went back
The rumors say that you did
But the red roses no longer bloom
On this wide open plane

We had learned to be patient
We had learned to be steady
We had learned each other by heart
We had been taught by the flowers
That had once bloomed red
But now we've lost everything
And there's no turning back
The roses are dead
The field is grey

The red roses once bloomed
On this wide open plane
But once was too long ago