From the recording Hard West (double CD)
Lyrics
18) Red Rose Blues
m.litton
Got a red rose today, got a jailhouse sorrow
Got a red rose today, got a jailhouse sorrow
Ain’t a good man’s noose just the Evil One’s halo
The birds won’t sing long’s you carry a gun
And the wind will never blind you
If you never race a horse that can run
And your rose will never grow to wither, girl
If you never ever let it see the sun
Ah, show her the son...
There’s a fire on the moon
But ya know that fire don’t burn hot, no
You may have visions in your mind
But the fusions all glow from the heart
I swear a woman can’t love a man
Unless she thinks he’s a devil or he’s a god
Got a red rose today, got a jailhouse sorrow
Got a red rose today, got a jailhouse sorrow
Ain’t a good man’s noose just the Evil One’s halo
Ain’t a good man’s noose just the Evil One’s halo