Rose - Eileen Rose

I was sure enough to come

I was dumb enough to stay

But all the secrets of my soul

Weren’t enough to keep me home

Weren’t enough to keep me straight

And all the people I have known

Never meant to let me down

But human nature’s got a mind of its own

And I’m inclined to just drop it like a stone

Like a little girl walking

In an older woman’s shoes

I can hear my father talking, saying

«Rose, never learn to sing the blues»

So won’t you take me by the hand?

Won’t you lead me somewhere safe?

Because all the secrets of my soul

Aren’t enough to keep me whole

Are enough to make me break

Like a little girl walking

In an older woman’s shoes

I can hear my father talking, saying

«Rose, never learn to sing the blues»

It’s my time, it’s your time

See it’s alright and as perfect

As it’s going to be

Oh, you’re my friend

(You've always been)

Rushing in like a wave of memory

Of a little girl walking in an older woman’s shoes

I can hear my father talking, saying

«Rose, never learn to sing the blues»

I can hear my daddy talking, saying

«Rose, never learn to sing the blues»