Like a Rose

I was only thirteen when Daddy died

Mama started drinkin' and my brother just quit tryin'

I'm still bouncin' back, Heaven only knows

How I came out like a rose

Ran off with what's-his-name when I turned 18

He got me out of North Dakota but it did not change a thing

I left it in the yard, all covered up with snow

And I came out like a rose

Sittin' in this diner with a coffee in my hand

Waitin' on a bus to some promised land

Well, I got a one way ticket, as far as it goes

And I came out like a rose

So I'm headed south to anywhere that ain't so damn cold

Where I can warm my heart and shake the chill from my bones

It took awhile to get here, it's been a long, hard road

And I came out like a rose

Sittin' in this diner with a coffee in my hand

Waitin' on a bus to some promised land

Well ,I got a one way ticket, as far as it goes

And I came out like a rose

It took awhile to get here, it's been a long, hard road

And I came out like a rose