I don't hear nothing but the sound of me breathing   Maybe just a night-tap, cricket or the slide of a friendly wind   And I don't feel nothing but the sand under my feet   I'm leaving the straight-press for awhile   I'm leaving the strain and the city lights      Rosemary taught me the way   To take it off and lay it down   And leave all the fighters on the edge of town   With their ringing cells and their slamming doors   Just me and my sandals walking moons from more   And life will rock you but you let it roll   Cause I think all this thinking's rushing me old   And here, the best I can do is dream of momma's casserole      I grew up in a small town, soon as I could, I ran out   Feeling might tight, top down and this dreaming needed some room   But somewhere on the city clock, a dreaming girl forgot   That sometimes, the pace of a rocking chair   Is good to slow down, reminisce the air      Rosemary taught me the way   To take it off and lay it down   Leave all the fighters on the edge of town   With their ringing cells and their slamming doors   Just me and my sandals walking moons from more   And life will rock you but you let it roll   Cause I think all this thinking's rushing me old   And here, the best I can do is dream of momma's casserole      Ain't nobody stepping me over   Ain't nobody around, these days   The height that's lifting me up   Is mostly bringing me down   I don't wish for a skyline   If it's barely feeling like home   Just a speck in this bowl   Of people to throw the very same stone   Rosemary taught me the way   La la la, la, la la la la   La la la, la      Rosemary taught me the way   To take it off and lay it down   And leave all the fighters on the edge of town   With their ringing cells and their slamming doors   Just me and my sandals walking moons from more   And life will rock you but you let it roll   Cause I think all this thinking's rushing me old   And here, the best I can do is dream of momma's casserole      Rosemary taught me the way