Rose Tattoo

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