Prodigal Daughter
Prodigal Redemption: A Tale of Return and Forgiveness
Lyrics
Oh, now Rosie
Addressing a person named Rosie.
You come home in the morning
Rosie returns home in the morning.
You got a child on your knee, and your mother, she looks on
Rosie has a child on her knee, and her mother watches.
Says, "I don't know that baby
Rosie's mother expresses unfamiliarity with the baby and disappointment in Rosie.
Don't know you, why'd you fail me?
Rosie's mother doesn't recognize Rosie and questions her actions.
You left home seven years ago and I wore black for days"
Rosie left home seven years ago, and her mother mourned her absence.
Prodigal daughter returns like a lamb to the slaughter
Reference to Rosie as a prodigal daughter, suggesting a wayward return.
I know forgiveness won't come easy, not for you
Acknowledges that forgiveness won't come easily for Rosie.
Look at the child upon my knee
Describes the child on Rosie's knee with blue eyes, resembling the speaker.
She has eyes of blue
Emphasizes the child's resemblance to the speaker.
She resembles me resembling you
Continues describing the child's resemblance to both Rosie and the speaker.
Mama, listen
Speaker urges Rosie's mother to listen.
Come into the kitchen
Invites Rosie's mother into the kitchen for a conversation.
Pour me some tea, let me sit at your feet
Asks for tea and expresses a desire to sit at her mother's feet.
Let me cry
Expresses a need to cry.
I need a little money
Requests money from her mother.
I need love, and I need Sunday suppers here at home
Expresses a need for love and Sunday suppers at home, avoiding loneliness.
Don't want to be alone, let me stay
Desires to stay at home, emphasizing the wish not to be alone.
Prodigal daughter returns like a lamb to the slaughter
Repeats the prodigal daughter theme, suggesting a challenging return.
She yearns for the things that you taught her
Highlights Rosie's yearning for lessons taught by her mother.
I know forgiveness won't come easy, not for me
Acknowledges forgiveness won't be easy, but the speaker is willing to try.
But I'll try to shut the past behind us, throw out the key
Expresses a commitment to leave the past behind and move forward.
Give me one more chance to make you see
Asks for another chance to make her mother understand.
Prodigal daughter returns like a lamb to the slaughter
Reiterates the prodigal daughter theme, emphasizing the challenging return.
Looking for something in the water
Suggests Rosie is searching for something to wash away her pain.
To wash away the the pain
Repeats the idea of seeking solace in the water to alleviate pain.
She's drowning in the pain (drowning in the pain)
Describes Rosie as drowning in pain, emphasizing her struggle.
Wash away the the pain (wash away the the pain, wash away)
Repeats the idea of washing away the pain, underscoring Rosie's distress.
She's drowning in the pain (drowning in the pain)
Reiterates Rosie's drowning in pain, reinforcing the emotional turmoil.
Wash away the the pain (wash away, wash away)
Repeats the idea of washing away the pain, emphasizing Rosie's anguish.
She's drowning in the pain (wash away, wash away)
Continues the theme of Rosie drowning in pain and seeking relief.
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