Dusty Roses

Alela Diane

Compositor: Alela Diane

Grew up in the valley
Rode horses at dawn
Came home every morning
To the TV on
Big blue eyes
Long straight hair
Some dark secret
Held like a key

Dusty Roses
Strung up on the wall
Dusty Roses
Where has our girl gone?

Black pants and a crisp white shirt
Table for two
Party of ten, it's one AM
She gets off work
Goes downtown
Whiskey drowned
Find some stranger
To hold like a key

Dusty Roses
Strung up on the wall
Dusty Roses
Where has our girl gone?

She moved back home
A child in tow
Just three years old
Night after broken night
She stumbled down that gravel road
Black bird flies
Ocean eyes
Ravaged body
Buried like a key

Dusty Roses
Strung out on the wall
Dusty Roses
Where has our girl gone?