I ate a bouquet of flowers
The roots were the tenderest part
They sank with the ease
Of a chapel reprise
And laced themselves clear 'round my heart
I ate a bouquet of flowers
'Cause the flowers had nowhere to go
Now I try not to choke
On the leaves in my throat
The trick is to breathe very slow
I ate a bouquet of flowers
I had grown them myself, just for you
But you've tightened your break
We can't even speak
And gone is the goldfinch I knew
I ate a bouquet of flowers
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
The women in town all act different
They hope the bouquet is for them
They reach for the rose
Growing out of my nose
But it's your name in cursive that runs up the stem