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    LYRICS

    PROMISE YOU

    I don’t express myself as well as I would always wish
    That’s why I have to show you    
    The universe will be a better place in which to live
    If I can really know you

    But as I try my best to understand your secret world
    I feel I’m going around in circles
    It’s hard to see how I will ever learn
    What makes you happy

    When all you want is someone by your side
    A trusted friend in whom you can confide
    Do you then think of me?
    Because I’m not the enemy
                 
    And if I could run
    You know I wouldn’t run
    We’ve only just begun
    I’m here to stay
    It’s tearing me apart
    What’s locked up in your heart
    That beautiful heart
    I’ll never betray
    This I promise you
    I promise you
    I promise you

    Breaking promises is easy, I’ve broken enough
    I’m not proud of my behaviour
    For far too long I’ve been a temperamental fool for love
    Looking for a saviour

    Nothing’s certain in a lifetime, doubt will fill your mind
    If you let it overwhelm you
    Sit back relax and you may start to find
    What makes you happy

    When all you want is someone by your side
    A trusted friend in whom you can confide
    Do you then think of me?
    Because I’m not the enemy

    And if I could run
    You know I wouldn’t run
    We’ve only just begun
    I’m here to stay
    It’s tearing me apart
    What’s locked up in your heart
    That beautiful heart
    I’ll never betray
    This I promise you
    I promise you
    I promise you

    And if I could run
    You know I wouldn’t run
    We’ve only just begun
    I’m here to stay
    It’s tearing me apart
    What’s locked up in your heart
    That beautiful heart
    I’ll never betray
    This I promise you
    I promise you
    I promise you
    This I promise you
    I promise you
    I promise you

     

    © David Barrat

    HEAL THIS HEART

    I can’t stop the thoughts 
    That rush into my head
    Thoughts of you of course
    And everything you’ve said

    When you’re away from me it hurts (oh it hurts)
    It’s bad enough by day
    But in the night
    That’s when it gets worse

    I wonder where you are at this moment in time
    Are you going out with a girl on your mind
    I’ve always been the victim of emotional crime
    Please help me to heal this heart of mine

    This is worse than murder
    I’ve sunk so very low
    I can’t go any further 
    There’s nowhere left to go (nowhere left to  go)

    I’ve chased after you for years 
    I’ve nearly reached the end
    It’s either happy
    Or it’s full of tears

    I wonder where you are at this moment in time
    Are you going out with a girl on your mind
    I’ve always been the victim of emotional crime
    Please help me to heal this heart of mine

    Heal this heart with your loving
    Heal this heart with your touching
    Heal this heart with your giving
    Heal this heart 
    Tonight

    I wonder where you are at this moment in time 
    Are you going out with a girl on your mind
    I’ve always been the victim of emotional crime 
    Please help me to heal this heart of mine

    I wonder where you are at this moment in time 
    Are you going out with a girl on your mind
    I’ve always been the victim of emotional crime 
    Please help me to heal this heart of mine
    (heal this heart of mine)

     

    © 2026 David Barrat

    MAN OF ROSES

    She's slumped across her dressing table
    There's very little on her mind
    She knows that she will not be able
    To ever leave the past behind 

    In her hand she holds a picture
    Taken many years ago
    It's all she has now to remind her
    Of the man she used to know

    By herself she spends the evening
    Sitting still without a sound
    And though she knows it cannot happen
    Hopes that he will come around

    Where is the man of roses now
    Where is the head that wore the crown
    Where is the dancing through the night
    Where is the hand that held you tight

    All the strength he gave to her
    How could it vanish in a day?
    Not even for a fleeting moment
    Had she believed he'd go away

    She doesn't bother with her make-up
    She doesn't care about her hair
    For as she always tells herself
    It doesn't matter, he's not there

    Where is the man of roses now
    Where is the head that wore the crown
    Where is the dancing through the night
    Where is the hand that held you tight

    So hard to fight
    So long the night
    When you're alone
    And out of sight
    So hard to fight
    So long the night
    When you're alone
    And out of sight

    Where is the man of roses now
    Where is the head that wore the crown
    Where is the dancing through the night
    Where is the hand that held you tight
    Where is the man of roses now
    Where is the head that wore the crown
    Where is the dancing through the night
    Where is the hand that held you tight

     

    © 2026 David Barrat

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