Intro: verse 1 Only a few old petals left On the rose that touched your hand My little heart is a graveyard It’s a no man’s land verse 2 You could tell I didn’t care You kept pushing till I did Woke up in a pit of despair on your bed And I wondered how I could do without you How absurd how absurd how absurd verse 3 Put my lipstick back on Look myself in the eye I’m heading out in the cold hard world And I’m getting very good at saying my goodbyes My goodbyes my goodbyes My goodbyes my goodbyes verse 4 Can you read the inscription? It seems to once have said He better take me with him When he goes I’m good as dead Verse 5 Put some roses on the stones Look your friends in the eye If nothing else we’ve got that old second line And I’ll dance at your funeral if you dance at mine You dance at mine you dance at mine You dance at mine you dance at mine Verse 6 They took it all and I don’t care Already said my farewell Sweet Palmyra in that old Ninth Ward Have to hit that long road that passes straight through hell Straight through hell straight through hell Coda I wish you well sweet Palmyra I wish you well sweet Palmyra I wish you well sweet Palmyra