Eleven Roses I'm sending you eleven roses An incomplete affair The gardener asked me to explain the one that isn't there It's the one that lost it's blossom And now bears only thorns The one that pierced your heart And left it bruised and torn I'm sending you eleven roses Please don't think me cruel I really wanted to give more I didn't mean to break the rules Could it be it needed sunshine Or maybe too much rain Maybe it wasn't meant to grow It wasn't meant to cause you pain I'm sending you eleven roses Kept one that fell apart Would we have been both better off To not have touched the other's heart Oh I want to pluck the thorn out I know I put it there I cannot heal the wound I made But let me halt the tear ( 2 times) I'm sending you eleven roses I'm sending you eleven roses