Lyrics

[Verse 1] We were in Louisiana I remember it well 'Cause my uncle was gamblin' In a Shreveport hotel Later that evenin' We were Fort Worth bound I saw the pretty red flowers As we passed through a town [Verse 2] Well, we pulled on over To get some fresh night air And the sweet smell of roses Lingered everywhere There in the moonlight On a brick-lined street Stood a pretty, young woman She gave a flower to me [Chorus] There's a city of roses Way back in the pines I don't know if you know it But it ain't hard to find If you're comin' from Dallas You just a-keep rollin' east Till the City of Roses Is all that you see [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Maybe you've seen it In a place that you go On a downtown corner Somebody sellin' a rose Well, I bet you a dollar I know where it's from A little town in east Texas You'd better get you one [Chorus] There's a city of roses Way back in the pines I don't know if you know it But it ain't hard to find If you're comin' from Dallas You just a-keep rollin' east Till the City of Roses Is all that you see