Bed of Roses – English Lyrics

• By: Bon Jovi

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Sitting here wasted and wounded

At this old piano

Trying hard to capture

The moment this morning I don't know

'Cause a bottle of Vodka's still lodged in my head

And some blonde gave me nightmares

Think that she's still in my bed

As I dream about movies

They won't make of me when I'm dead

With an ironclad fist

I wake up and french kiss the morning

While some marching band keeps its own beat in my head

While we're talking

About all of the things that I long to believe

About love, the truth, what you mean to me

And the truth is

Baby you're all that I need

I want to lay you down in a bed of roses

For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails

Oh I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is

And lay you down on a bed of roses

Well I'm so far away

Each step that I take is on my way home

A king's ransom in dimes, I'd give each night

To see through this payphone

Still I run out of time

Or it's hard to get through

Till the bird on the wire flies me back to you

I'll just close my eyes and whisper

"Baby, blind love is true"

I want to lay you down in a bed of roses

For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails

Oh I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is

And lay you down on a bed of roses

Well this hotel bar's hangover whiskey's gone dry

The barkeeper's wig's crooked

And she's giving me the eye

Well I might have said yeah

But I laughed so hard I think I died

Ooh yeah

Now as you close your eyes

Know I'll be thinking about you

While my mistress she calls me

To stand in her spotlight again

Tonight I won't be alone

But you know that don't mean I'm not lonely

I've got nothing to prove

For it's you that I'd die to defend

I want to lay you down in a bed of roses

For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails

I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is

And lay you down

I want to lay you down in a bed of roses

For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails

I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is

And lay you down

On a bed of roses

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bed /bɛd/ B1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping verb - to put someone to bed; to have sexual relations with someone (informal)
roses /ˈroʊzɪz/ A2	noun - flowers of the genus Rosa
nails /neɪlz/ A2	noun - hard keratin plates at the ends of fingers or toes
vodka /ˈvɒd.kə/ B1	noun - a clear distilled alcoholic beverage
nightmares /ˈnaɪtˌmɛəz/ B1	noun - bad dreams
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A2	noun - the early part of the day, from sunrise until noon
ironclad /ˈaɪ.ɚnˌklæd/ B2	adjective - completely reliable or not open to question; very strong or certain
fist /fɪst/ B1	noun - a hand clenched into a tight ball
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of affection noun - a touch with the lips as a sign of affection
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a deep affection for someone or something verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the quality of being true or the factual state of something
lay /leɪ/ A2	verb - to put something down in a horizontal position
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest with eyes closed noun - the state of sleeping
payphone /ˈpeɪˌfoʊn/ B1	noun - a public telephone that requires payment to use
bird /bɜːrd/ A1	noun - a feathered vertebrate animal
wire /waɪər/ A2	noun - a thin metal thread; a conductor
ghost /ɡoʊst/ A2	noun - the spirit of a dead person
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a regular tempo or rhythm verb - to defeat or overcome; to strike something
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company

Key Grammar Structures

• Sitting here wasted and wounded

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense with 'sitting' to describe an action happening now.

• Trying hard to capture the moment this morning I don't know

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense with 'Trying'

  ➔ The verb 'trying' is in the present continuous tense, indicating an ongoing effort.

• As I dream about movies they won't make of me when I'm dead

  ➔ Future in the Past

  ➔ The phrase 'they won't make' refers to a future action from the perspective of the past.

• While some marching band keeps its own beat in my head

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense with 'keeps'

  ➔ The verb 'keeps' is in the present continuous tense, describing an ongoing action.

• The truth is baby you're all that I need

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'you're all that I need' uses the present simple tense to express a permanent state.

• For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails

  ➔ Future with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'will' to indicate a future action.

• Till the bird on the wire flies me back to you

  ➔ Future in the Past with 'flies'

  ➔ The verb 'flies' is used in a future context from the perspective of the past.

• While my mistress she calls me to stand in her spotlight again

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense with 'calls'

  ➔ The verb 'calls' is in the present continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action.