Rose Tattoo Lyrics - The Day After Everything Changed - Ellis Paul

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