Wild Rose
Dreams in the Fields: A Tale of Work, Wanderers, and Wildflowers
Lyrics
A farmer goes to work 'til he's tired
A farmer works until he's tired
Stops to doze off in the hay
He takes a break to rest in the hay
Sleeps on site
The farmer sleeps on the work site
And dreams through the night
He dreams through the night
'Til he wakes up to work again
Wakes up to work again
There's one horse town cops
Describes a small town with cops and tattoos
And corner tattoos
References local characteristics like corner tattoos
Old hobos wave from box cars
Mentions hobos on box cars
Now dontcha get out of that snowstorm
Invites someone in from the snowstorm
Come in where it's warm
Encourages them to come where it's warm
Sit down and dry your hide
Suggests sitting down and resting
Shadows cast on the mountain tops
Describes shadows on mountain tops at sunset
As the sun sets beyond the trees
Depicts wilted wildflowers as the ground freezes
Wilted wildflowers bend into themselves
Imagines wildflowers bending into themselves
As the ground beneath starts to freeze
Describes the freezing ground
There's muleys in the coulees
Mentions muleys (mule deer) in the coulees
Old hawks on a fence post
Refers to old hawks on a fence post
The merry-go-round grazes on crude
Describes a merry-go-round grazing on crude
Come on down
Invites someone to come down
Where the sky paints the ground
Highlights the sky painting the ground
And the wind blows across the plains
Emphasizes the wind blowing across the plains
I thought about old Wild Rose
Reflects on "Wild Rose" and a past relationship
And the gal I left behind
Recalls a girl left behind named Wild Rose
When I stopped in to a diner for a bite
Narrates stopping at a diner for a bite
I told the waitress she's pretty
Expresses admiration for the waitress
That don't mean a thing
Acknowledges that compliments don't change his situation
I'm still sleepin' by the fire tonight
Indicates sleeping by the fire tonight
My mind fades off to nowhere
States that the mind drifts off to nowhere
As the crackle and smoke cloud the moon
Describes crackle and smoke clouding the moon
I tip my hat
Tips the hat and nods off somewhere
And nod off the somewhere
Suggests drifting into sleep while the farmer does the same
While the farmer is nodding off too
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