Hothouse Flower

Hothouse Flower

She's a hothouse flower, pretty like the rain
When the sun comes out before a hurricane
She’ll stay with you like a new baptism stain

She got her Daddy's looks and her Mama’s mind
She’s gonna mess you up and then say you’re fine
There’s no sense in that but then again true love is blind

You can't look away when she’s in your road
Bearing down upon on you like a marigold
It’s a malady like you have never known
A calamity like you have never known

Well I'm sorry for your trouble, sorry for your lies
Sorry for your circumstance - the knots I helped you tie
You didn’t read the warning and now your bottle’s dry

You can't look away when she’s in your road
Staring down upon on you like a marigold
It’s a malady like you have never known
A calamity like you have never known

Staring out the window at a midnight shame
Through the dust and the dirt and the games we’ve all played
I feel a pang of guilt as I watch you drive away
I feel a pang of guilt as I watch you drive away
But in my self-defense, you’ve got your own damn self to blame