ROSARITA
Tom Jans


She was the darkest light 
That I'd ever known 
Razed in an endless night 
And made out ofstone 
I met her in a mission 
She said "The beams are made of bone" 
Stories she told made me feel so all alone 
And I would follow her 
As she walked in the hills 
Drinking the silence there 
Until she had her fill 
I wanted to take her 
But I guess I never will 

Rosarita your journey is my own 
They say that your lover is not made of blood and bone 
The dust from the El Camino upan your face 
Your mother's in the mansion 
And your father's in disgrace 

One evening I followed her down to the sea 
Blue eyes and brown body dancing gracefully 
Voice. in the shadows I was ready for a fight 
She said remember what you learn tonight 
And in the moonlight I could see her smile 
She said you can take me 
But only for a little while 
You see my lover has gone so many more miles 

Somebody said they saw her running in the wind 
With tearful eyes never to return again 
I never was her lover 
And I never was her friend