Roger Waters - Smell The Roses

SMELL THE ROSES There's a mad dog pulling at his chain, A hint of danger in his eye, Alarm bells raging 'round his brain And a chimney smoking in the sky. Wake up, Wake up and smell the roses, Close your eyes and pray this wind don't change. There's nothing but screams in the field of dreams, Nothing but hope at the end of the rope, Nothing but gold in the chimney smoke, Come on honey, it's real money. This is the room where they make the explosives, Where they put your name on the bomb. Here's where they bury the "buts" and the "ifs" And scratch out words like "right" and "wrong". Wake up, Wake up and smell the phosphorus, This is the room we keep the human hair. Don't ask, don't tell, it could mean a loss for us Yeah, a little less cash in the stash In the cupboard at the bottom of the stair - Money, honey. Wake up, Wake up and smell the bacon, Run your greasy fingers through her hair - This is the life that you have taken. Just a line in the captain's log, Just a whine from a resident dog. Another kid didn't make the grade, Come on honey, it's a fair trade. Wake up, Wake up and smell the roses, Throw her photo on the funeral pyre, yeah Now we can forget the threat she poses, Girl, you know you couldn't get much higher.