I think the song is thru the eyes of a war widow…while the hero returns alive…. Her husband or partner will not.
The years will hang on her as she gets old while he will always stay young because he died young….
One day she will lay down (when she dies) where the rose was flung…I’m guessing The flower on his grave .
@AZFREEFLY
I think when he says where the rose is flung he is referring to the song previous to this on the album, where the rose is sown, which leads into come back to me, where the rose is sown is about a soldier going to war and dying and I think this line in come back to me is a reference to When he says "if I die in the combat zone box me up and ship me home if I die and still come home Lay me where the rose is sown", this would suggest that the widow will...
@AZFREEFLY
I think when he says where the rose is flung he is referring to the song previous to this on the album, where the rose is sown, which leads into come back to me, where the rose is sown is about a soldier going to war and dying and I think this line in come back to me is a reference to When he says "if I die in the combat zone box me up and ship me home if I die and still come home Lay me where the rose is sown", this would suggest that the widow will finally be reunited with her husband.
I think the song is thru the eyes of a war widow…while the hero returns alive…. Her husband or partner will not. The years will hang on her as she gets old while he will always stay young because he died young…. One day she will lay down (when she dies) where the rose was flung…I’m guessing The flower on his grave .
@AZFREEFLY I think when he says where the rose is flung he is referring to the song previous to this on the album, where the rose is sown, which leads into come back to me, where the rose is sown is about a soldier going to war and dying and I think this line in come back to me is a reference to When he says "if I die in the combat zone box me up and ship me home if I die and still come home Lay me where the rose is sown", this would suggest that the widow will...
@AZFREEFLY I think when he says where the rose is flung he is referring to the song previous to this on the album, where the rose is sown, which leads into come back to me, where the rose is sown is about a soldier going to war and dying and I think this line in come back to me is a reference to When he says "if I die in the combat zone box me up and ship me home if I die and still come home Lay me where the rose is sown", this would suggest that the widow will finally be reunited with her husband.