Save The Roses — Morgan Town

The story

Love is for now, not for the grave.

He stands in the middle of ordinary life and tells the listener not to wait for flowers at a casket, not to save kind words for a headline, a candle, or a eulogy. He points to a mama to call, friends to hug, and a phone to pick up before the moment passes, because the living are the ones who need the roses.

Lyrics

Verse 1

Don't bring me flowers when I'm in the ground Don't cry at a casket, don't gather around If you got somethin' sweet to say Baby, say it while I'm here today Don't wait for the eulogy to say I was good Tell me now while I'm standin' where I stood

Pre-Chorus

The dead don't smell the roses on their grave The livin' need the love you're tryin' to save

Chorus

Save the roses for the livin' Give the love while we're still givin' Don't save the best words for the worst day Save the roses, don't wait Call your mama, hug your friends Tell the ones you love before it ends 'Cause tomorrow ain't promised, that's the way it goes So save the roses

Verse 2

We post our tributes when the headlines break Light a candle when it's just too late We say, \I wish I would've said\ But wishes don't raise the dead So put the phone down, look 'em in the eye Say the thing you'd say if they were 'bout to die

Chorus

Verse 3

So if you're hearin' this and somebody comes to mind Stop the car, pick up the line Say the words that burn inside your chest Before they're dressed up in their Sunday best

Bridge

Every second is a gift we're given Every breath's a reason to keep livin' Don't wait for the rain to say you love the sun Save the roses for the ones who ain't done For the ones who ain't done yet

The sound

Moving country-Americana ballad, 84 BPM, acoustic guitar with warm tone, gentle piano, soft strings building in emotion, light percussion with brushes, pedal steel for that country ache, building to a full and powerful bridge, production that feels like a hug, bittersweet and profound