I should have been poor white trash, But I had too much education. I would have been a long-hair, But it just refused to grow. I could have been president, But I had all the wrong relationships: Loose lips, juicy gossips, people I don`t know.
I should have been mother-of-the-year, But I forgot which end to paddle. I would have been a waitress, But I didn`t hold my tongue. I could have been a desert guide, But I got bitten by a rattlesnake. Tough break, hope and heartache wasted on the young.
Bridge: Oh, rock me easy. Roll me like a wave. Rock my soul in the bosom of the sea; There`s nothing left to save. Meet you on the other side of the grave.
I should have been Diamond Lil, But I`m a second-hand attraction. I would have learned my lessons, But I never had the class. I could have been poor white trash, But I`m a renegade reactionary: Wary, slightly scary with a heart of glass.
Words and Music: Kathy Mar
Copyright 1992 by Kathy Mar
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