Laurel and the Rose Songtext
von Joan Armatrading

Leaning on a blade of grass
Looking for support
I got my head in the lion′s mouth
I got my feet on thin ice
Oh that spells danger
Will I get compensation
When you break my soul
Will I get anxious
For a little affection
Oh I feel danger

I don't want to cry too soon
Don′t want to sound the alarm
A lonely pedestrian
Walking in the night
And there's no need to run
Cos I'm following behind
And I don′t want
I don′t want
I don't want to misunderstand


Am I the prize
The laurel and the rose
Will you use me well
Or will I see hell
That′s the danger

I don't want to cry too soon
Don′t want to sound the alarm
A lonely pedestrian
Walking in the night
And there's no need to run
Cos I′m following behind
And I don't want
I don't want
I don′t want to misunderstand

But I feel there′s some danger
And I know that you're the source
Well I could try to run
But I′m sure you've got the speed
And I can′t say
I can't say
I can′t say I'd fight you to win


I don't want to cry too soon
Don′t want to sound the alarm
But I feel there′s some danger
And I know that you're the source
Well I could try to run
But I′m sure you've got the speed
And I can′t say
I can't say
I can′t say I'd fight you to win
So I'll just face the danger
I don′t want to cry too soon
Don′t want to sound the alarm
I don't want to cry too soon
Don′t want to sound the alarm