Ragweed Rose

from Vacilador by The Giving Tree Band

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Ragweed Rose loves the spirits
and the hear-its
Like the “he said” “she said” “sign of the times”
and “the things to come”
She would stay up all night
Drinking wrongs right
Sipping elderberry wine
‘Til the dawn’s early light

She would walk the streets
Calling out for me
But her old man’s a better man
Than I could ever be

She would walk a moonless mile
Just to see me smile
Then take the train back home again
And love him for a while

Ragweed Rose won’t you come to me
She can’t be mine, but she can’t be free
So go on back home, baby
Or be alone, baby
She only loves me when I’m gone

In the spring, we’d climb the hills
To watch the wildflowers grow
And Rose would love me more
Than I would ever know

She would dance among the pines
With the flowers in her hair
And it would seem that life
Would not make fools of us again

I went back to see her
But the hills had turned to gold
The sky had turned to silver
And Rose had grown old

The years had been so kind
To Rose’s peace of mind
Loving this is easy
But the time is hard to find.

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from Vacilador, released October 2, 2012

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The Giving Tree Band Yorkville, Illinois

"A traveling band must be able to channel their hometown and aura into a space. It's sometimes difficult to conjure the backroads and nature so often sung about in Americana music. The Giving Tree Band has mastered this quintessential aspect of performing live. They are able to accomplish what great writers have long proven..." Appoet.org ... more

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