40 nights away from my own home won't feel my own way till september callsthe way i'm thinking i've been thinking way too longthe dreams i dreamt well they might as well be wrong it's time i stayi'm growing tired of silk flowers on my windowsill and leaving everything i lovei want roses i can watch as they blossom i want to help something growthe silk flowers have to goall this time alone god knows where has been wearing me downmore than i can bear this life ain't looking like i saw it as a kidthe dreams i dreamt aren't the dreams that i liveit's time i stayi'm growing tired of silk flowers on my windowsilland leaving everything i lovei want roses i can watch as they blossomi want to help something growthe silk flowers have to goi want to get the chance to finally settle downmaybe even marry that boy that comes aroundit's time i stayI want to be the wife, I'll bow to him, I'll beI want to know our kids and let them know meGrowing tired of silk flowers on my windowsillAnd leaving everything I loveI want roses I can watch as they blossomI want to help something growThe silk flowers have to goThe silk flowers have to goOh no, yeah they gotta goOh no, yeah they gotta goThe silk flowers have to goExcellent. Silk flowers.Yeah.Thank you.