Rose in Paradise

About Rose in Paradise

"Rose in Paradise" is a song written by Stewart Harris and Jim McBride, and recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It was released in January 1987 as the first single from the album Hangin' Tough. "Rose in Paradise" was Waylon Jennings' twelfth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of nineteen weeks on the country chart.

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2004

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She was a flower for the takin', 
Her beauty cut just like a knife
He was a banker from Macon, 
He swore he'd love her all a his life

He bought her a mansion on the mountain, 
With a formal garden and a lot a land

But paradise became her prison, that Georgia banker was a jealous man!

Every time he'd talk about her, 
You could see the fire in his eyes
He'd say, 
"I would walk through Hell on Sunday, to keep my Rose in Paradise

He hired a man to tend the garden, 
And keep an eye on her while he was gone

Some say they ran away together
Some say that gardener left alone

Now the banker is an old man
That mansion's crumbling down

He sits all day and he stares at the garden
Not a trace of her was
Ever found

Every time he'd talk about her, 
You could see the fi-er in his eyes
He'd say, 
"I would walk through Hell on Sunday, 
To keep my Rose in Paradise

Now there's a rose out in the garden
Its beauty cuts just like a knife

They say that it even grows in the winter time
And blooms in the dead of the night

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Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings (pronounced /ˈweɪlən ˈdʒɪnɪnz/; June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing guitar at eight and began performing at twelve on KVOW radio. He formed a band, The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J. on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI and KLLL. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings' first recording session, of "Jolie Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)". Holly hired him to play bass. During the "Winter Dance Party Tour," in Clear Lake, Iowa, Holly chartered a plane to arrive at the next venue. Jennings gave up his seat in the plane to J. P. Richardson, who was suffering from a cold. The flight that carried Holly, Richardson and Ritchie Valens crashed, on the day late… more »

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