Rose Tattoo Songtext / Lyric

I got laid off, it's Monday

And I'm calling to tell you

It don't sit with me well

I feel like I failed you

You say, "We got each other,

And that's plenty enough..."

And I know that's true

But we've got one kid coming

And one still in diapers

It's a rainy drive home

With one good wiper

Leave the porchlight on,

I need a beacon

Just to pull me to you

If I ever lost you

I would be lost too

Just drifting in a sea of blue

You're in my skin

Like a rose tattoo,

Like a rose tattoo

The economy's crashing

And this poor boy's laughing

Cause there's nothing to lose

We don't live in no mansion

There's no bling to put on

Only WalMart fashion will do

Inside the house the baby's screaming

And the pasta is steaming and

I look through the windows

It feels like I'm dreaming

You pull the door open and say

"Daddy, when you comin' home?"

You say, "We'll fight for the best case scenario"

Then you put Van Morrison on the stereo

Sure there's trouble in the boardrooms

Trouble in the factories

Trouble in the alley out back

But we've got love in these patterns

Love is what matters

And baby, I've got your back

I've got your back

I've got your back

Hey, I've got your back