Ben Harper Roses From My Friends

Ben Harper Roses From My Friends Album: The Will to Live (1997) Lyrics: I could have treated you better but you couldn t have treated me worse but it s he who laughs last is he who cries first Sometimes I feel I know strangers better than I know my friends why must a beginning be the means to an end The stones from my enemies these wounds will mend but I cannot survive the roses from my friends When the last word has been spoken and we ve beared witness to the final setting sun all that shall remain is a token of what we ve said and done When all we ve had has been forsaken distant church bells no longer ring that s the sound of a heart taken and the story of tears from a king The stones from my enemies these wounds will mend but I cannot survive the roses from my friends This may be the last time I see you forgive me for holding you close this may be the last time that I see you so of this moment I will make the most This may be the last time I see you but if you keep me in your heart together we sh