Rosie

Album: Running on Empty (1977)
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  • She was standing at the load-in
    When the trucks rolled up
    She was sniffin' all around
    Like a half-grown female pup
    She wasn't hard to talk to
    Looked like she had nowhere to go
    So I gave her a pass
    So she could get in and see the show
    Well, I sat her down right next to me
    And I got her a beer
    While I mixed that sound on the stage
    So the band could hear
    The more I watched her watch them play
    The less I thought of to say
    And when they walked off stage
    You know, the drummer swept that girl away

    But Rosie, you're all right
    (You wear my ring)
    When you hold me tight
    (Rosie, that's my thing)
    When you turn out the light
    (I got to hand it to me)
    Looks like it's me and you again tonight, Rosie

    Well I guess I might have known from the start
    She'd come for a star
    Well I told my imagination not to run too far
    Of all the times that I've been burned
    By now you think I'd've learned
    That it's who you look like,
    Not who you are
    (You all keep that in mind)

    Rosie, you're all right
    (You wear my ring)
    When you hold me tight
    (Rosie, that's my thing)
    When you turn out the light
    (I got to hand it to me)
    It looks like it's me and you again tonight, Rosie
    It looks like it's me and you again tonight,
    It looks like it's me and you again tonight, Rosie
    Rosie, Rosie, Rosie, Rosie Writer/s: DONALD MILLER, JACKSON BROWNE
    Publisher: Jackson Browne/Swallow Turn Music/Night Kitchen Music/Open Window Music
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Tullymars from CaliforniaWhen I bought this cd, this song was one of those gems you happily run across precisely because you listened to the whole album. I loved this song the first time I heard it. After listening to it several times, the innuendo dawned on me and I laughed hysterically. What a great song and what a fabulous lyricist.
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