Hosea

Well every time I lay in the bed beside you,

Hosea, Hosea,

I hear the sound of the streets of the city.

My belly growls like a hungry wolf

And I let it prowl till my belly's full.

Hosea, my heart is a stone.

So please believe me when I say I'm sorry,

Hosea, Hosea,

you loveable, gullible man.

I tell you that my love is true

Till it fades away like a morning dew.

Hosea, leave me alone.

Here I am in the Valley of Trouble.

Just look at the bed that I've made:

Badlands as far as I can see.

Well there's no one here but me,

Hosea.

Well I stumbled and fell in the road on the way home,

Hosea, Hosea.

I lay in the brick street like a stray dog.

You came to me like a silver moon

With the saddest smile I ever knew.

Hosea carried me home again.

Home again.

You called me out to the Valley of Trouble,

Just to look at the mess that I've made,

A barren place where nothing can grow.

One look and my stone heart crumbled--

It was a valley as green as jade.

I swear it was the color of hope.

You turned a stone into a rose,

Hosea, Hosea.

Hosea

Well I sang and I danced like I did as a young girl,

Hosea, Hosea.

I am a slave and a harlot no more.

You washed me clean like a summer rain

And you set me free with that ball and chain.

Hosea, I threw away the key.

I'll never leave.

Hosea, Hosea.