Black Rose of Texas - Dave Alvin

The pills you kept beside your bed

Were never enough to ease your mind

And the men who came then always left

Not all of them treated you real kind

You tried booze and God and cigarettes

But nothing could keep you from crying

Black Rose of Texas

I hope you found some peace this time

In the honky tonks and punk rock bars

Sometimes it felt so good to be alive

Doing the two-step across the hardwood floor

While telling some wild boy white lies

But the music always had to stop

And you had to face the world on your own

Black Rose of Texas

I hope you found your way home

Black Rose of Texas

No one can say you didn’t try

Black Rose of Texas

I wish I could have said goodbye

On a train in Arizona

As the morning sun was burning in the east

A long distance phone call

Woke me up from my sleep

Then I watched the desert passing by

Replaying sweet and sad memories

Black Rose of Texas

Hope this time time you’re finally free

Black Rose of Texas

No one can say you didn’t try

Black Rose of Texas

I wish I could have said goodbye

Black Rose of Texas

I hope you found some peace this time

Black Rose of Texas

I just wish I could have said goodbye