Sister Rosa and Her Man
Doak Snead
Jerry Boonstra
She shivers though the room is hardly cold
From the restlessness and the rape of growing old
Amidst a cloud of saints she thinks of one lost soul
And of a conch and crucifix her fingers faithf’ly hold
(chorus) Moving Forward Looking Back
they say opposites attract
and only God decides
the lovers and the friends
She hears footsteps on the water
She whispers one more “Holy Father”
And she confesses to the One who understands
The love between
Sister Rosa and Her Man
In dreams she drifts back to a tiny fishing town
Before the tourists brought their U.S. dollars down
Where the seagulls soared in tandem along the sound
With the only man she ever wrapped her love around
Repeat chorus
Now a priest whispers verse in dusty Latin
She looks so peaceful in her gown of lace and satin
Wearing a bridal veil for the wedding she’s been planning
For (to) the only love she’d found that’s everlasting
(chorus) Moving Forward Looking Back
they say opposites attract
and only God decides
the lovers and the friends
She hears footsteps on the water
As the oil is placed upon her
she’s gone to meet the One who understands
The love between
Sister Rosa and Her Man
Four Horse Music, 1998 BMI