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Song: If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks

"I Got Flowers Today"

ROSES

I Got Flowers today

I got flowers today.
It wasn't my birthday or any other special day. Last night we had a fight and he hit me, But I know he is sorry,
Cause I got flowers today.

I got flowers today.
It wasn't our anniversary or any other special day. Last night he threw me against the wall and started to choke me, But I know he's sorry, Cause I got flowers today.

I got flowers today.
It wasn't Mothers day or any other special day. I was so swollen and bruised I was ashamed to answer the door. But I know he's sorry, Cause I got flowers today.

I got flowers today.
If I leave him, where will I go? What about money? what about my kids? It's getting worse every time, I'm afraid to leave, But I know he's sorry, Cause I got flowers today.

I got flowers today.
My family and friends filed by to see me. Asking why I never left him? If I only had the strength and courage to, but I didn't.
So I got Flowers today..

To let you know a little of the background for "I Got Flowers Today"

A friend of mine was in an abusive marriage.
In Oct of '91, I wrote the poem 'I got flowers' for/to her.
Her husband was about six feet tall, she was 5' 2" and blind.
She not only didn't know when the next incident would occur,
she couldn't even see the blows coming when it did.
I did not write the poem to win her, but to get
her to find the strength to get out of that situation.
She is now well alive and my wife.
Allen "Two Trees" Dowell ( Scotland )
- Thank you for letting me know -
Evelyn

~~ I Got Flowers today ~~

I got flowers today. It wasn't my birthday or any other special day. Last night we had a fight and he hit me, But I know he is sorry, Cause I got flowers today.

I Got Flowers today

I got flowers today.
It wasn't my birthday or any other special day. Last night we had a fight and he hit me, But I know he is sorry,
Cause I got flowers today.