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