(Halford / Tipton)
Throughout the soft and timeless days of August
'Til now the shadows begin to grow much longer
The sunset's fire has deepened blood red
I give you this, the last rose of summer
A token of my unyielding love
So that when winter's mantle stills the earth
And all around the scene is dead and cold
This rose reminds you of a time when all was warm and living
Do not despair, mother nature simply rests
In a sleep she has well earned
'Til on day not so very far from now
with the opening of the first rose buds I shall return
A token of my unyielding love
So that when winter's mettle steals the earth
And all around the scene is dead and cold
This rose reminds you of a time when all was warm and living
The last rose of summer
In your long shadows
The last rose of summer
Take this rose that I give you
The last rose of summer
Don't worry about the winter
The last rose of summer
I shall return
