Three Roses
Written by Dewey Bunnell, ©1971
Found on America, Heard, Highway, and The Grand Cayman Concert.

Sitting by the fireside with a book in your hand
Two lazy dogs sittin' watchin' your man
Three roses were bought with you in mind
Three roses were bought with you in mind

I gotta stop and see what I'm on about
Stop and feel what I want I gotta
Stop and see what I'm on about
Stop and feel what I want with you
Ah

Walking through a wonderland, I got you by the hand
Every move we made, just as if it were planned
Three roses were bought with you in mind
Three roses were bought with you in mind

I gotta stop and see what I'm on about
Stop and feel what I want I gotta
Stop and see what I'm on about
Stop and feel what I want with you
Ah

Highway Highlight (from the box set booklet) The folk-jazz side of Bunnell's writing comes across in "Three Roses," an intimate sketch of romantic uncertainty. "That was definitely about Vivien, my soon-to-be wife," he says. "We had these two Irish setters, and they'd lay in front of the fireplace, and I wrote it in the living room while she was sitting there. I was 19, she was 18, and we were idealistic. I'm very proud of that song, actually. Some songs are fragmented, where you like the verses, but the choruses are weak. But 'Three Roses' stands on its own."