I cheat 'cause I lie I lie 'cause I steal I steal because my heart's good as buried in a field It's food for the flowers In God's honest truth Even the wild roses are blue I drink because I smoke And I smoke because there's fire A flame unquenchable burns higher and higher My love is long gone A love I thought was true Now even the wild roses are blue In my dreams (dreams, dreams) You reach out for me In my dreams (dreams, dreams) I reach out for you And I wake up crying There's nothing I can do And even the wild roses are blue ♪ The river is long The valley is dry The birds, they don't sing They just hang their heads and cry It's lonesomest sound Now, how do I get through? When even the wild roses are blue In my dreams (dreams, dreams) You reach out for me In my dreams (dreams, dreams) I reach out for you I wake up crying There's nothing I can do Even the wild roses are blue Even the wild roses are blue I cheat 'cause I lie I lie 'cause I steal And I steal because my heart's been buried in a field