Black Rose of Texas

The pills you kept beside your bed
 Were never enough to ease your mind
 And the men who came then always left
 Not all of them treated you real kind
 You tried booze and God and cigarettes
 But nothing could keep you from crying
 Black Rose of Texas
 I hope you found some peace this time
 In the honky tonks and punk rock bars
 Sometimes it felt so good to be alive
 Doing the two-step across the hardwood floor
 While telling some wild boy white lies
 But the music always had to stop
 And you had to face the world on your own
 Black Rose of Texas
 I hope you found your way home
 Black Rose of Texas
 no one can say you didn't try
 Black Rose of Texas
 I wish I could have said goodbye
 On a train in Arizona
 As the morning sun was burning in the east
 A long distance phone call
 Woke me up from my sleep
 Then I watched the desert passing by
 Replaying sweet and sad memories
 Black Rose of Texas
 Hope this time time you're finally free
 Black Rose of Texas
 no one can say you didn't try
 Black Rose of Texas
 I wish I could have said goodbye
 Black Rose of Texas
 I hope you found some peace this time
 Black Rose of Texas
 I just wish I could have said goodbye