Roscoe's Child

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

Mama kept a picture by the kitchen chair

Roscoe never came around

She'd hum his name while she braided my hair

Said boy you got his sound

Pre-Chorus

So I sing to a stranger

Sing to a ghost

Sing to a man who never held me close

Chorus

Roscoe's child

Roscoe's child

I carry the name I never got to hear

Roscoe's child

Roscoe's child

Somebody tell him I'm here

Verse 2

I found an old letter folded twice inside

A drawer that wouldn't close

Every line was kind and every line was shy

Like a man afraid to show

Pre-Chorus

So I sing to a stranger

Sing to a ghost

Sing to the man who loved my mama most

Chorus

Roscoe's child

Roscoe's child

I carry the name I never got to hear

Roscoe's child

Roscoe's child

Somebody tell him I'm here

Bridge

Maybe you're far

Maybe you're gone

Maybe you're somewhere humming this song

Maybe you're proud

Maybe you're scared

Maybe you never even knew I was there

Guitar Solo

Chorus

Roscoe's child

Roscoe's child

I carry the name I never got to hear

Roscoe's child

Roscoe's child

Somebody tell him I'm here

Outro

(Tell him I'm here)

(Oh Roscoe)

(Tell him I'm here)

Mm-hmm