Whatever happened to my garden of black roses
Oh nurturing years of so long

When I was a boy I planted a garden yeah
That meant so much to me one of reality, yeah
A garden of love none like this before
One of a kind equality, yeah
A prayer for you and me

Whatever happened to my garden of black roses
Oh nurturing years of so long, so long

Whatever happened to my garden of black roses
They say a stranger treated them wrong

If we can keep the candles burning
To shelter them from pain
Oh, let them laugh again

Shower the world with their innocence
Who's tears felt like rain
History remains the same

But one by one they come up missing
Strangers thought, strangers thought I was sleeping
Some life, some life means nothing to some
Watch out now we've got them on the run, on the run, yeah

Whatever happened to my garden of black roses
Oh nurturing years of so long

Whatever happened to my garden of black roses
They say a stranger treated them wrong

Tell me whatever happened to my garden of black roses
Will some one help me sing this song
I haven't seen them for so long, so long

My black roses, where have you been
Will some one say, my, my black roses
My precious black roses, night and
I hear the children cry they say

Whatever happened to my garden of black roses
Oh nurturing years of so long, so long

Whatever happened to my garden of black roses
They say a stranger treated them wrong

Whatever happened to my garden of black roses
Will some one help me sing this song, please