Bleeding Rose

She's been living on her own since she was seventeen She's got a tattoo of a rose with blood on the leaves She said her mom was always working and her dad's in jail For selling quarters on a corner just to pay the bills She said she came into the city on a Sunday train Met the devil at the station and he changed her name And it didn't take her long to see the world don't care And you do what you gotta do to find a dollar anywhere Bleeding rose, this ain't the life you chose But all you need is just a little sunshine One day you're gonna be fine She spent a year in pocket till she ran away And found a new track to work on as a renegade Then she started waiting tables, turning tricks on the side She said I never met a man I couldn't finish in five Oh bleeding rose, this ain't the life you chose But all you need is just a little sunshine One day you're gonna be fine Someday you're gonna be fine She said I gave up waiting on a savior, or a pure white knight Got tired of being the centerpiece for someone else's fantasy But I ain't ashamed of who I was then And I've come a long, long way All on my own All on my own All on my own Oh bleeding rose, this ain't the life you chose But all you need is just a little sunshine