[Verse 1]
I cheat 'cause I lie
I lie 'cause I steal
I steal because my heart is good as buried in a field
It's food for the flowers
In God's honest truth
Even the wild roses are blue

[Verse 2]
I drink because I smoke
I smoke because there's fire
A flame unquenchable burns higher and higher
My love is long gone
A love I thought was true
Now even the wild roses are blue

[Chorus]
In my dreams (Dreams, dreams)
You reach out for me
In my dreams (Dreams, dreams)
I reach out for you

[Post-Chorus]
And I wake up crying
There's nothing I can do
And even the wild roses are blue

[Verse 3]
The river is long
The valley is dry
The birds, they don't sing
They just hang their heads and cry
It's lonesomest sound
Now, how do I get through?
When even the wild roses are blue

[Chorus]
In my dreams (Dreams, dreams)
You reach out for me
In my dreams (Dreams, dreams)
I reach out for you

[Post-Chorus]
I wake up crying
There's nothing I can do
Even the wild roses are blue
Even the wild roses are blue

[Outro]
I cheat 'cause I lie
I lie 'cause I steal
And I steal because my heart's been buried in a field