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"Dusty Roses" lyrics

Alela Diane Lyrics

"Dusty Roses"

Grew up in the valley
Rode horses at dawn
Came home every morning
To the TV on
Big blue eyes
Long straight hair
Some dark secret
Held like a key

Dusty Roses
Strung up on the wall
Dusty Roses
Where has our girl gone?

Black pants and a crisp white shirt
Table for two
Party of ten, it's one AM
She gets off work
Goes downtown
Whiskey drowned
Find some stranger
To hold like a key

Dusty Roses
Strung up on the wall
Dusty Roses
Where has our girl gone?

She moved back home
A child in tow
Just three years old
Night after broken night
She stumbled down that gravel road
Black bird flies
Ocean eyes
Ravaged body
Buried like a key

Dusty Roses
Strung out on the wall
Dusty Roses
Where has our girl gone?


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album: "Who's Keeping Time?" (2026)
Alela Diane - Who's Keeping Time? album cover
California
Galloping
In My Own Time
Dusty Roses
Could Be
Spring Is A Fine Time
Wide Open Spaces
Piss, Coffee, Blood Or Wine?
To Be Kind
Fragile As A Flame
Endless Waltz
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