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A petal falls from a dying roseInto the wind it blows through fateWhile down below the ground there growsAnother rose that can hardly waitWell, well, well, wellWell, well, well, wellWell, well, well, wellYou know my uncle finally died of a heart attackBustin' with pride he was way overweightThere was hardly anybody at the funeralBesides the ones who thought they might divide the estateWell, well, wellThe preacher couldn't tell us everything that he didBut he said every kinda thing that he couldMostly focusing on long ago when he was just a kidAnd his intentions had all been so goodWell, well, wellA petal falls from a dying roseInto the wind it blows through fateWhile down below the ground there growsAnother rose that can hardly waitSongtexteOh, well, well, well, wellOh, well, well, well, wellOh, well, well, well, wellMy mother said when he was younger he was skinnierAnd kinder and funnier and humble as a white picket fenceAs he got older he got fatter, left his wife for something youngerStarted showing up here drunker makin' less and less senseLess and less sense, ohA petal falls from a dying roseInto the wind it blows through fateWhile down below the ground there always growsAnother rose that can hardly waitMy uncle Sam finally died of a heart attackHe's burstin' with pride way overweightSo through the eye of a needle on the camel's backThe American dream hits the Pearly GateWell, well, well, wellOh, well, well, well, wellOh, well, well, well, wellWell, well, well, well, yeahGetting used to it Aus Songtexte Mania