Ed Sheeran
English Rose lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:04
Across the sea
By the Tennessee skyline
They told me I'd find
My hopes and my dreams
But I long to be
In the bed of my true love
Back where I came from
She's waitin' for me
So, I'll make my way
Through long windin' country roads
But my heart still beats
For my home and my English rose
I told my dad
On the phone it's amazing
From the straight to the craziest
These places I've seen
But I long to be
In the arms of my true love
Like he loves my mother
He understands me
I'll spend my days
Just travelling and playing shows
But my heart still beats
For my home and my English rose
I met a man
In a bar down in Memphis
He told me he went there
To follow his dreams
He told me, "Son
You know I lost my true love
For the same exact reason
That you crossed the sea"
And I found truth
In people I barely know
But my heart still beats
For my home and my English rose
Oh, my heart still beats
For my home and my English rose
Oh, my heart still beats
For my home and my English rose
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Key vocabulary
- tennessee
- a U.S. state
- skyline
- line of city buildings
- i'd
- I would (I’d)B2
- she's
- she isA1
- waitin
- waiting (informal)
- windin
- going in a winding way
- rose
- flowerB2
- it's
- it is (contraction)A1
- craziest
- most silly or extreme
- i've
- I have
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About this song
Ed Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter known for his blend of folk, pop, and hip-hop, beginning with his rise from UK pub gigs to major albums including +. He is associated with chart-topping singles such as “Shape of You” and “Perfect,” and has also collaborated with artists like Taylor Swift, Chance the Rapper, and Beyoncé.