Hopelessly watching and waiting   To see if my lover has turned to walk away   Opening slowly I sit by the water, I'm broken   There's nothing left to say      Red, red roses, all but one yellow bud   The gentle thud of unrequited love      Am I protected by this thorn in my heart?   What must I have been thinking of?   The rose of recognition   Or the yellow rose of unrequited love      Here in the aftermath, hopes crashed asunder   I wonder, can I camouflage my sadness?   Begging forgiveness, I don't understand love   How could I not notice my madness?      Red, red roses, all but one yellow bud   The yellow rose of unrequited love      Am I protected by this thorn in my heart?   What must I have been thinking of?   The rose of recognition   Or the yellow rose of unrequited love      Holding my head up to fight off their glances   I shifted and picked up my coat and my glasses   Boldly I stood up to everyone's weakness   I've lifted my spirits but still I am sleepless      Red, red roses, all but one yellow bud   The yellow rose of unrequited love      Am I protected by this thorn in my heart?   What must I have been thinking of?   The rose of recognition   Or the yellow rose of unrequited love   What must I have been thinking of?