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Take a Rose South For Me

from Ghosts of Dreams by TR Kelley

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How it was in Eugene Oregon on 8-9-1995

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spare change, he said
with a wreath of smoke
floating round his head
his hair was like ropes
and his clothes were in rags
and he carried a guitar
in a home-sewn bag
he said i need a miracle
cuz nothing ever comes for free
but if you can't help me out sister
could you take a rose south for me

take a rose south for me
pay my respects to the family
take a rose south for me
and give my love to Jerry

hair wraps, she said
with beads and threads
twined 'round her head
tie dyed skirts, a silver ring in her nose
and her smile was like
some kind of rainbow
i make a living from show to show
but now i gotta get down to the Bay
if you can't help me out sister
could you take a rose south for me

take a rose south for me
pay my respects to the family
take a rose south for me
and give my love to Jerry

the dire wolf has taken
the leader of the band
and though they never touched me
i can still understand
that the roots of my family tree
go so deep underground
so i respect and honor that memory
and the faithful family southbound

nothing that he said
showed the sorrow inside his head
staring out the window in a suit and tie
secure and settled, gray and wise
thinking back to the summer of '72
in field out west as the Raven flies
the magic and the music
and the meaning of it all
and then the kids down on the sidewalk caught his eye
he said i need another miracle
because i can't seem to get free
so here's an airplane ticket and a hundred dollar bill
could you take a rose south for me

take a rose south for me
pay my respects to my real family
take a rose south for me
and give my love
my everlasting unbroken love
to Jerry

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from Ghosts of Dreams, released July 1, 1997

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TR Kelley Oregon

This pre-Raventones page has music from TR's 1990s acoustic years, which ran concurrently with here time in Babes With Axes (also available here on bandcamp)

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