Goodbye England's rose, may yo u ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country, and you whisp ered to those in pain.
Now you belong to hea ven, and the stars spell out your name .
And it seems to me you live d your life
Like a c andle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in
And you r footsteps will always fall her e along England's greenest hills
Your candles burned out long before your legend ever will.
Loveliness we've lost, these em pty days without your smile
This torch we'll always carry for our nation's golden c hild
And even though we try, the truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express the joy you brought us through the years.
And it seems to me you live d your life
Like a c andle in the win d
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in
And you r footsteps will always fall her e along England's greenest hills
Your candles burned out l ong before your l egend ever will.
Goodbye England's rose, may you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart
Goodbye England's rose, from a c ountry lost without your soul
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion more than you'll ever know .
And it seems to me you live d your life
Like a c andle in the win d
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in
And you r footsteps will always fall her e along England's greenest hills
Your candles burned out long before your legend ever will.
And you r footsteps will always fall her e among England's greenest hills
Your candles burned o ut long before yo ur legend ever wil l.