This song is for Lorraine.
Desperately "in like" with each other,
we both knew in our guts we weren't
in it for the long haul.

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Come the morning I'll be on my way, singin' songs into a brand-new day
All we have shared has not been shared in vain
    When I come back we're gonna share it again
So dry your eyes, let me see you smile; I'll need that mem'ry for the longest mile
    Holding you closely now feels warm and real; I'm not leavin' you
    I'm just sayin' good-bye for now...

        Flamingo Rose, you linger in my heart forever true
        Flamingo Rose, what you should know is that I love you

Come the morning I'll be on my way; your sweetest crying could not make me stay
If I could take you we'd have gone so long ago
    I must go alone, but you'll be with me all the way...

        Flamingo Rose, the things I feel for you won't fade with time
        Flamingo Rose, heaven knows I'd like to change my mind
        Flamingo Rose...

            I'd like to take you away to a place of enchantment: your Shangri-La
            The only thing holding you back, Flamingo Rose... is you

        Flamingo Rose, the things I feel for you won't fade with time
        Flamingo Rose, heaven knows I'd like to change my mind
        Flamingo Rose, you linger in my heart forever true
        Flamingo Rose, what you should know is that I love you