I worked hard for that rose   You may have it when you go   'Cause it's the dreaming it lends   It's worth holding here      And when the outbound lane   Brings me trouble again   If my heart's in the wind   I wanna hold it near      Don't say no, 'cause it's not part of this show   And when the lights were down low   Your eyes were closing too   But the bar is closing   And I can leave here knowing   That the dreams are still growing   As long as you're holding that rose      Yes my pockets are clean   Though they're empty half the time   I spend half times in dreamin'   At least I ain't wastin' lines      And the boys that I know   Lord their questions get old   'Cause it's the boys who ask questions   And the man who knows      Don't say no, 'cause it's not part of this show   And when the lights were down low   Your eyes were closing too   But the bar is closing   And I can leave here knowing   That the dreams are still growing   As long as you're holding that rose      Take care of that rose   It's my dream that you're holding   When you hold that rose