[Verse 1]
The poisoned rose that you gave to me
It left me half alive and half in ecstasy
But if half of your love is all I can win
Give me just a fraction but no more medicine

[Verse 2]
The poisoned rose on a Valentine card
That you take straight to the heart
That you call my junkyard
But if all I can do is save pieces of you
The piece of your mind, the piece of your heart
Didn't tear me apart
Like the poisoned rose I received from you

[Bridge]
I don't know how we came to grow
Into this very sad affair
Every time we do the decent thing
Somebody spikes the drink
And a single becomes a pair

[Verse 3]
The poisoned rose that you wear at your best
That I keep pressed between the white sheets
Where you lie half undressed
I threw away my shirt and shoes, you looked and I dived in
It's just you and me now 'cause I threw away the gin
I threw away your alibis and all your worn-out clothes
I threw myself upon the floor but I couldn't throw away
This poisoned rose
This poisoned rose
This poisoned rose