Rosie Lyrics
When the trucks rolled up
She was sniffing all around like a half-grown female pup
She wasn't hard to talk to
Looked like she had nowhere to go
So I gave her a pass so she could get in and see the show
While I mixed that sound on stage so the band could hear
The more I watched her watch them play
The less I thought of to say
And when they walked off stage, the drummer swept that girl away
You wear my ring
When you hold me tight
Rosie, that's my thing
When you turn out the light
I've got to hand it to me
Looks like it's me and you again tonight, Rosie
She'd come for a star
Could've told my imagination not to run too far
With all the times that I've been burned
By now you'd think I'd have learned
That it's who you look like
Not who you are
You wear my ring
When you hold me tight
Rosie, that's my thing
When you turn out the light
I've got to hand it to me
Looks like it's me and you again tonight, Rosie
Looks like it's me and you again tonight
Looks like it's me and you again tonight, Rosie
Rosie
Rosie
Rosie
Rosie
This is, without a doubt, the all-time greatest piano ballad about a gopher-pulling roadie.
this is about materbation right? liek alll good songs.... i mean , you wear my ring, his ring is on his hand, holding himself tight and all, im not just crazy
@intoodeep For sure. Some damn clever lyrics. \r\n
@intoodeep For sure. Some damn clever lyrics. \r\n
@intoodeep so interesting that you say that . I always thought is was a cute little love song until a good friend really made me stop and listen such a innocent mind I had lol
@intoodeep so interesting that you say that . I always thought is was a cute little love song until a good friend really made me stop and listen such a innocent mind I had lol
@intoodeep definitely about masterbation.
@intoodeep definitely about masterbation.
The chorus is, of course, about him lovin self. But the verses are just shy of self loathing! Proms, wives, girlfriends, HAH! "Load in" is not a prom entrance!! Why would she be there so early, sniffin 'round for an opportunity? Does it need to be spelled out? OK - M U S I C I A N S...
She was standin there waiting for the band hours before they were even scheduled to arrive. She wanted to be first in line~~~ The roadies got off that truck and thought "YeeHaw". But right from the start, "She'd come for a star." That roadie never even had a good chance, but took a shot. The sound man was hopin' to win her over with passes to the show, beer, and his Sparkling Personality, but the only real chance he ever had, was to hope the band's wives all showed up! As the night went on, he made the band "sound" incredible, which is REAL loyalty, since she"s sittin there lookin over what her options are with the lead... and to lose out to the drummer is just adding insult to injury, since they are usually the sweatiest AND the ugliest member of the band! I love Jack's sense of humor! He is the man!!!!
I think all of this is funny. I saw him in concert in 94? on his Looking East tour here at the Majestic Theater in San Antonio, when I was about 14. Someone called out their "Rosie!" request... he just laughed and said, "I think it's a little too early in the night for Rosie... " then he stopped and corrected... "a little too early in the tour." My dad, with a very held back laugh, told me a few weeks before what it was about... so when Jackson said that it made sense.
It's definitely about masturbation. But there is a true story about it. The sound guy at one of his shows was working a girl over, got her in to see the show, she ended up walking off with the drummer even after putting in all the leg work. Turns out, that night, a disgruntled sound guy put push-pins around the drummers hotel door frame, locking the drummer and that girl in.
...that's when he retires and so eloquently jerks it.
Its a beautiful song. if you watch the video during one of his concerts he says its about a guy who was the sound guy for the band.
love this line cause she basically went for the drummer instead of him: "That it's who you look like Not who you are"
Ever heard the joke about rosie palm and her five sisters. That's why he chose the name Rosie.
"When you turn out the light I've got to hand it to me"
O_O This song is about jacking off, plain and simple.
I'm 99% sure its about jacking off, because when I saw Jackson Browne live in Sydney, he played this song as the last song of his final encore, and he was telling the audience that "Its odd for a girl to be calling out for this song" as he was listening to audience requests for songs to be played, after that he also added that, "This is an awkward song to end the night with" and started laughing. I'm guessing he felt funny signing off by singing a song about jerking off !
Masturbation....no question. Cute, your wrong. If you read the lyrics correctly, the drummer 'swept that girl away.' So what did he do??? Yeah, you know. Remember - "it's who you look like, not who you are."
masturbation. period . end of story.