Dave Alvin - Black Rose of Texas lyrics

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 pa**ing 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