Lyrics

[Verse 1] Throughout the soft and timeless days of August Till now the shadows begin to grow much longer The sunset's fire has deepened blood red I give you this, the last rose of summer [Chorus] A token of my unyielding love So that when winter's mantle stills the earth And all around seems dead and cold, this rose Reminds you of a time when all was warm and living [Guitar Solo: Glenn Tipton] [Verse 2] Do not despair, mother nature simply rests In sleep she has well earned Till one day, not so very far from now With the opening of the first rose bud, I shall return [Chorus] A token of my unyielding love So that when winter's mettle steals the earth And all around seems dead and cold, this rose Reminds you of a time when all was warm and living [Guitar Solo: Glenn Tipton] [Outro] The last rose of summer The last rose of summer The last rose of summer The last rose of summer Ooh, yeah, the last rose of summer Oh, oh, the last rose of summer (Ain't got no shadows) The last rose of summer (When the sun sets) The last rose of summer (Take this rose that I give you) The last rose of summer The last rose of summer (Hmm, don't worry 'bout the winter) The last rose of summer (I shall return) The last rose of summer (Oh, yeah, yeah, oh, oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh) The last rose of summer The last rose of summer (Ooh, yeah, said it's alright, alright, alright) (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah) The last rose of summer (Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh) The last rose of summer (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) The last rose of summer (Touch that rose, don't let it go) The last rose of summer (Ooh, yeah) The last rose of summer