Young Tom Rose - RIPÉ

Waking up in South Bend

Stretched a little too thin to stand

I think I overshot it

Still I’m having trouble remembering your plan

I thought you were an angel

Said «I was finished when you came to me» (oh oh oh)

You tell me call you Donna

Keep saying «Boy, I’d love to take you with me» (oh oh oh)

She says «I know there’s no good time to say this…

So I won’t tell you my story

Heaven knows I’m not here to preach

I’m just tryin' to take care of family

The only lesson I would try to teach

That’s my boy upstairs there detoxing

Goes by the name of Young Tom Rose

Good kid, bad habits, you know how it goes"

She says «I know there’s no good time to say this

But please take care of my son»

My man

Take a second for young Tom Rose

He picked a hard long way to go

He needs a guiding hand

So love him as hard as you can

Oh Say a prayer for young Tom Rose

He picked a long long lonely road

He needs help from his friends

So love him as hard as you can

I try to pull myself together

Give me a second let me please explain

I’m not a junkie just a playboy

I never learned to understand that pain

But I’ll do my best to assist Lord

Oh Angel Donna won’t you show the way

Good kid bad habits I will do my best to save

She says I may not have learned how to do this

But please take care of my son

My man

Take a second for young Tom Rose

He picked a hard long way to go

He needs a guiding hand

So love him as hard as you can

Oh Say a prayer for young Tom Rose

He picked a long long lonely road

He needs help from his friends

So love him as hard as you can

Find me in Salt Lake City (find me)

Won’t somebody somebody find me

Sanctuary

I will see you there

Salt Lake City (find me)

Won’t somebody somebody find me

Sanctuary

I will see you there

To every mother’s son

Midway through your marathon run

Somebody’s out there

Saying take care of my son

By the name of the Young Tom Rose

He picked a hard hard way to go

He needs a guiding hand

So love him as hard as you can

Oh say a prayer for young Tom Rose

He picked a long hard lonely road

He needs help from his friends

So love him as hard as you can

Somebody find me

Somebody find me

Somebody find me

Love me as hard as you can

Oo!

Somebody find me

Oo!

Somebody find me

Somebody find me

Love me, as hard…