He works hard to give her all he thinks she wants   But it tears her apart 'cause nothing's for her heart   Yeah, he pulls in late to wake her up with a kiss goodnight   If he could only read her mind, she'd say      Buy me a rose, call me from work   Open a door for me, what would it hurt   Show me you love me by the look in your eyes   These are the little things, I need the most in my life      Now the days have grown to years of feelin' all alone   As she sits and wonders if all she's doin' is wrong   Yeah, 'cause lately she'd try anything just to turn his head   Would it make a difference if she said, if she said      Buy me a rose, call me from work   Open the door for me, what would it hurt   Show me you love me by the look in your eyes   These are the little things, I need the most in my life, my life      And the more that he lives the less that he tries   To show her the love that he holds inside   And the more that she gives the more that he sees   This is the story of you and me      So I bought you a rose on the way home from work   To open the door to a heart that I hurt   And I hope you notice this look in my eyes   'Cause I'm gonna make things right for the rest of your life, rest of your life   And I'm gonna hold you tonight, tonight   Do all those little things for the rest of your life, of your life