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