I need some money
I need to lighten my load
I'm selling off everything that I own
Except for my house and some things in the kitchen
I'll need to eat when I come home
'Cause I'm gonna be a desert rose
Crimson red instead of silver and gold
Anchored to the earth well I'll start living
Rooted in the sands a desert rose
I've spent my life chasing fortune and fame
The roads that I've taken they all end the same
So what do you do when you've got no one to blame
I'm gonna write a new story
I'm gonna find a new name
'Cause I'm gonna be a desert rose
Crimson red instead of silver and gold
Anchored to the earth well I'll start living
Rooted in the sands a desert rose
Texas panhandle
Across New Mexico
Just watch how far I'll flee
'Till I start feeling
Feeling free
I'm gonna be a desert rose
Crimson red instead of silver and gold
Anchored to the earth well I'll start living
Rooted in the sands a desert rose
credits
from Big Wide Open Blue,
released October 14, 2013
Billy Swayne: Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
Trent Crace: Percussion
Cameron Cochran: Pedal Steel
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