We all were called to come back
to the old home on the farm
And as my daddy watched his eyes
were filled with pain and hurt
When someone stepped upon a rose
and crushed it in the dirt
Don't step on mother's roses,
the day she was my bride.
And every time I see her rose,
She made my darkest days look bright,
round the old home place.
Don't step on mother's roses,
They'll bloom for me each year,
Don't step on mother's roses,
Daddy had to go, we all miss him so
as they go along their way
But when their petals are abused,
Don't step on mother's roses,
The way they did so many years ago
And every time I see her rose,
She made my darkest days look bright,
Don't step on mother's roses,
They'll bloom for me each year,
and I'll have mother near
Don't step on mother's roses,
Don't step on mother's roses,
