Everything Shall Be All Right

I am standing outside among the snow-covered roses
All that's left of the wonderful blooms is a single thorn
And as I look and think about everything I really know
I feel again the sadness that says my heart was torn

The wind is up and the tears have frozen on my lashes
All of the memories, like snowflakes, fly past my eyes
And I know even as my flesh still burns, our love is ashes
Where once we may have had sweetness, now we have lies

I know that I cannot rely on another's word or deed
And even if I wanted I could not find another one to tell
That even though the knife is out, my soul still bleeds
I have seen the bottom of the pit after I fell

So the rose's thorn in my hand is sharp and cold
And suddenly I can see the winter's sun rising from the night
I know that before long my memories will be old
And when the winter's snow has gone, everything shall be all right