I was only 13 when daddy died. Mama started drinking and my brother just quit trying
I'm still bouncing back, heaven only knows
How I came out like a rose
Ran off with what's his name when I turned 18
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
Sitting in this diner with a coffee in my hand
Waiting on a bus to some promised land
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 chills from my bones. It took a while to get here, it's been a long hard road. And I came out like a rose
Sitting in this diner with a coffee in my hand
Waiting on a bus to some promised land
I got a one-way ticket as far as it goes
And I came out like a rose
It took a while to get here, it's been a long hard road. And I came out like a rose