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Rosie

from A Step Ahead by Laura Zucker

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She was only 15 when she had to leave school
The family needed her pay
Every since the day the floodwaters came
And swept her hope and her childhood away

Light years away from the life that they’d made
Before the hurricane
When her Daddy’d come in, flash his wide grin
Twirl her around and say

Rosie put on your red dress tonight
Let’s go out dancing down by the bay
Where the boys with their fiddles, harps and guitars
All gather together and play

So she worked at the checkout and counted the hours
And watched her friends go when she had to stay
She tried not to care that life wasn’t fair
She wanted to look in the mirror and say

Rosie put on your red dress tonight
Let’s go out dancing down by the bay
Where the boys with their fiddles, harps and guitars
All gather together and play

So full of promise, so full of pride
So full of growing up feelings inside
So full of passion she thought she might burst
But the levees got there first

Late walking home she saw him alone
And she whispered a prayer that he’d look her way
And her smile lit up the sky when he caught her eye
And he crossed over to her to say

Rosie put on your red dress tonight
Let’s go out dancing down by the bay
Where the boys with their fiddles, harps and guitars
All gather together and play

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from A Step Ahead, released February 28, 2013

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Laura Zucker San Francisco, California

Singer-songwriter Laura Zucker wins audiences over with a hard-won perspective and a positive spin. The powerful imagery of her songs and stories ring so true you might think she’s read your diary - and you’ll find yourself humming her infectious melodies for days to come. ... more

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