Goodbye England's roseMay you ever grow in our heartsYou were the grace that placed itselfWhere lives were torn apart

You called out to our countryAnd you whispered to those in pain

Now you belong to heavenAnd the stars spell out your name

And it seems to me you lived your lifeLike a candle in the windNever fading with the sunsetWhen the rain set in

And your footsteps will always fall hereAlong England's greenest hills

Your candle's burned out long beforeYour legend ever will

Loveliness we've lostThese empty days without your smileThis torch we'll always carryFor our nation's golden child

And even though we try - The truth brings us to tearsAll our words cannot expressThe joy you brought us through the years

And it seems to me you lived your lifeLike a candle in the windNever fading with the sunsetWhen the rain set in

And your footsteps will always fall hereAlong England's greenest hillsYour candle's burned out long beforeYour legend ever will

Goodbye England's roseMay you ever grow in our heartsYou were the grace that placed itselfWhere lives were torn apart

Goodbye England's roseFrom a country lost without your soulWho'll miss the wings of your compassionMore than you'll ever know

And it seems to me you lived your lifeLike a candle in the windNever fading with the sunsetWhen the rain set in

And you footsteps will always fall hereAlong England's greenest hillsYour candle's burned out long beforeYour legend ever will