Let me kiss you as a motorbike
Dark hair, leather jacket, hazel eyes
Never would I ever bring him home to mama
She'd just say, girl I warned ya
He was all the things my friends said
He sure had me convinced
I was the only thing worth saving
By not shining on her with the guns a-blazing
Two wheels rolling
His mother smoking
I was raised to play it safe
And that's such a lonely game
I was foolish for thinking I could
Be the one to make him change
I could see the petty in the petals
And I'm not ready to settle
There's one thing I still don't know
Why does a red flag look a lot like a red rose?
My boy, it look a lot like a red rose
Let me kiss him one more try
Swore he'd change his ground this time
Daddy said, honey, he's not worth the gas
Bad things are never meant to last
All I know is
We're never staying going
I was raised to play it safe
And that's such a lonely game
I was foolish for thinking I could
Be the one to make him change
I could see the petty in the petals
And I'm not ready to settle
There's one thing I still don't know
Why does a red flag look a lot like a red rose?
My boy, it look a lot like a red rose
If the truth really sets you free
Why's it so hard to leave?
I was raised to play it safe
And that's such a lonely game
I was foolish for thinking I could
be the one to make him change

Be the one to make him change, yeah
I can see the penny in the petals
And I'm not ready to settle
There's one day that now I know
A red flag will never turn into a red rose
I believe it'll never turn into a red rose
Red rose
I believe it'll never turn into a red rose
Oh, oh, oh