Rosetta Songtext
von Swales

You tell me how your father pulled his fist way back
To strike you like a boxer
And yet he named you for a flower
You are your father′s daughter, Rosetta


You tell me how you opened the gas tank of his new car
And fed it candy bars
And now that bright blue Cadillac will never haunt the road again
He swore he'd kill the man who did it if he ever found him, Rosetta

You tell me there has always been more violence in food
And the only prayer he′s said in years
Is a muscle in his arm he calls Jesus, Rosetta

I see you standing in the sunlight wearing your cotton dress
Your hands are not in fists
You know your strength lies in your sweetness
And you will face the world with weapons we call sweetness
And you will face the world with weapons we call sweetness, Rosetta