Bittersweet from Bittersweet by Rob Bywater

I could buy you a dozen roses
But all you'd see are thorns
Sit by your side at sunset
While you check you watch and wait for dawn
I could buy you a diamond ring my friend
But you'd only care what it is worth
I could write you a song all of your own,
You'd say play me one I've already heard

I could drive you a thousand miles,
Then you'd tell me I took the wrong road
I could show you a far off paradise
You'd say "there's no place quite like home"
I could paint you a perfect picture
But I wouldn't know where to start
I could give you all my affection,
You can't pay the bills with just my heart

I could smile as we take our picture,
The surest way to make you frown
I could dream a dream of tomorrow,
You'd pull me firmly back to ground
I could give you all that I own,
You'd search the box for the gift receipt
I could lay it all out on the line,
And watch you beat a swift retreat

You said, "these emotions are bad for your health,
The only thing worth banking on is wealth,
The only thing I guarantee,
Life is bittersweet"

You dropped a bomb on everybody here,
And now you're sitting in the wreck,
It's time to move along girl,
So the rest of us can clear this mess,
The grass is greener where you water it, my dear,
Its always black and white for me
So go your way and I'll go mine now,
Nothing worthwhile comes easily,
Life is bittersweet.

• Acoustic
• Folk
• Songwriter
• Cleethorpes