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Sister Rosa

from Interstate Medicine by Radio Nowhere

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The true story of a martini and an open mic night with the most beautiful woman in San Francisco....and the devil. If Lyle Lovett had started out on the West Coast, this would've been his first single.

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well her name was Rosa/she sang Moon River
she sang it like nobody else
she stood by the microphone/but not too close
and she filled up that stage/all by herself

well outside they were towing cars/inside they were drinking
and they had all brought their scars/gonna bleed their way to fame
well she wore a cheap dress but she was/no damsel in distress
she opened her mouth and i lost track of my name

Sister Rosa/sing so sweet and high
pull me into your Moon River/as you go sailing by

well the devil sat next to me, he had a martini in each hand
and he was buying but i just don't drink gin
and he poured his words out like water in the desert
said it's been way too long since i had a swim, and he said
son i don't see no ring/let go of your good thing
settle the bill with your wages of sin
don't know whether to run or hide or take this ride
i don't see no one by her side
and when that Moon River came rollin' i
jumped my body in

Sister Rosa/sing so sweet and high
pull me into your Moon River/as you go sailing by

and she said/i don't know the words
well that's alright/and she said
i can't carry a tune/well don't get uptight
and then she closed her eyes and we were all out of sight
and she sang like a whole choir of angels all through the night
whoa Rosa keep on singin'

ooh yeah

well it was last call for alcohol and all the model citizens had gone home
i was left with the devil and man he was sauced
so we took a walk around the block and i
got my soul back outta hock and he
left in a cloud of brimstone and exhaust and i
don't know if i won or if i lost

Sister Rosa/sing so sweet and high
pull me into your Moon River/as you go sailing by

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from Interstate Medicine, released January 1, 2002

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Radio Nowhere is a singer/songwriter-led band from Oakland, California, in the United States. A friend told me that we sound like the missing link between Lyle Lovett and Led Zeppelin, and that sums it up pretty well. ... more

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