[Verse 1]
Standing on the landing
Looking down at me
I began to feel afraid
With my old eyes shining
Level at your knee
I held the stems of your bouquet

[Chorus 1]
Pretty roses in your hair
(Bom bom bom)
Pretty roses in your hair
(Bom bom bom)
Pretty roses in your hair

[Chorus 2]
Oh, how did I let you slip away?
Oh, how could I let you slip away?

[Verse 2]
Late from Bathurst Station
Your address in hand
The light could not be described
Never once but broken
All we should have been
You lived your life, I lived mine
[Chorus 2]
How did I let you slip away?
How could I let you slip away?

[Chorus 1]
Pretty roses in your hair
(Bom bom bom)
Pretty roses in your hair
(Bom bom bom)
Pretty roses in your hair

[Chorus 2]
Oh, how did I let you slip away?
Oh, how could I let you slip away?

[Piano Solo]
[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus 1]
Pretty roses in your hair
(Bom bom bom)
Pretty roses in your hair
(Bom bom bom)
Pretty roses in your hair

[Chorus 2]
Oh, how did I let you slip away?
Oh, how could I let you slip away?
Oh, how did I let you slip away?
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