The Rose Of My Cologne Lyrics - Beautiful South

Daddy was the local drunk 

Mommy was the loosest girl in town 

Brother just some two-bit punk 

Rode his Harley D into the ground 

Distant friends and relatives 

Each of them a problem they would share 

From the in-laws to the out-laws 

Quietly she would soak up their despair 

She was one of life's lil' angels 

A job that don't pay well 

Guiding those to heaven 

That should've gone to hell 

Was it really worth it? 

Only time & death may ever tell 

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She was the brick 

At the base 

Of the house 

A true foundation stone 

She was the colour 

And the sound 

And the taste 

And the rose of my cologne 

Cousin Bobby killed a man 

Packed his bags and left with Lisa-Jane 

Sister was an also-ran 

Ran and never showed her face again 

Those daughters, sons and uncles 

All of them with problems of their own 

Professors, priests, policemen 

All would use the rose of my cologne 

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She was one of life's lil' angels 

A job that don't pay well 

Guiding those to heaven 

That should've gone to hell 

Was it really worth it? 

Only time & death may ever tell 

She was the brick 

At the base 

Of the house 

A true foundation stone 

She was the colour 

And the sound 

And the taste 

And the rose of my cologne 

Finally she decided 

Less than half an hour it took to pack 

Climbed upon her motorbike 

Didn't wave goodbye or once look back 

Separations, pregnancies 

Alcohol abusers, lovers tiff 

Murderers, philanderers 

Took them all and drove them off a cliff