Lyrics of Black dog wind (rose of roses)

Daddy played guitar in a bluegrass band
He made his living on the dot
Faded star upon his wrist
He come out of huntsville back in '86

And he just waved bye-bye like he was some ordinary guy
Goddamn that man, but what he told me sticks
We've gotta cross that river in a black dog wind

I lost myself in the jack-knife daylight
I sang "rock of ages" 'til i was cross-eyed
The night seemed so endless, and i fought with the sunshine
Mama begged me to wait for the right time

Oh, i just waved bye-bye—i was waiting to fly
Goddamn that man, but what he told me sticks
We've gotta cross that river in a black dog wind

Rose of roses
Take my troubled mind
To the water

I grew stronger and i grew older
Only myself, and i had no other
The sun rose in my blood early one morning
And love was so simple, like a new day dawning

I waved bye-bye to that city of mine
I loved that man, but i'm not like him
Sometimes we cross that river in a black dog wind