I kept these roses, now they're dried and grey; All the color that was in 'em, it all ran away. Left my heart chalked full of kerosene, So strike a match and turn my love to confetti. There ain't no lady; there ain't no girl; There ain't no dame in this whole damned world that could love a man, a man like me. There's plenty of fish as well as sharks in the deep blue sea. Over ~ my dreams are over. I tried to hold her. But now I just owe her what's left of me. I know I've no dignity, But I'd trade it willingly If she would just spend one night next to me. Love ain't no prom dress; love ain't no dance; Love ain't no cherry bowl smothered in romance. love's a whip and you're a slave, And it cuts the heart long after the grave. There ain't no fairy, there's just this tale; No one was buying so they put it up on sale, And now you see nothing's for free.