Ten days too late you show up   With a sheepish grin and a bouquet in your hand   You make mistakes by the dozen   Don't think you can make it up the same way again      Flowers after the fact   Ain't gonna get me back   You gotta do something sooner and better than that   When you bring red roses   There's an ulterior motive   Don't give me flowers after the fact      No part of your heart's ever in it,   You're just trying to get your foot back in the door   I might feel like you meant it   If those long stems had come in the name of love before      Flowers after the fact   Ain't gonna get me back   You gotta do something sooner and better than that   When you bring red roses   There's an ulterior motive   Don't give me flowers after the fact      When you bring me red roses   There's an ulterior motive   Don't need no flowers after the fact   Now don't give me flowers after the fact