Ross Wilson: Lyrics

Two of the top search items on our webtracker are for the lyrics to 'Bed Of Nails' & also our Christmas song 'This Little Baby Is Born Again' - so here they are!

 

BED OF NAILS   (R.Wilson / E.O'Brien / J.Pullicino)

 

When I started out along the road

I put a young man's shoulder to the wheel

Now I've gotten older with the load

I recognize the hand that makes the deal

 

Lay down in a bed of roses

Woke up lying on a bed of nails

It’s the oldest of tales

Lose the wind from your sails

You lay down in a bed of roses

And wake up lying on a bed of nails

 

You sign your name, you pay the price

Never see the poison in the pen

They mark the cards and load the dice

You never see which way the game will end

 

Lay down in a bed of roses

Woke up lying on a bed of nails

It’s the oldest of tales

Lose the wind from your sails

You lay down in a bed of roses

And wake up lying on a bed of nails

 

Copyright for the world 1986

Ross Wilson / Mushroom Music Publishing

Eris O’Brien / AMCOS

& John Pullicino / AMCOS