Rosita
The Busters Lyrics


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i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight

woke up this morning too tired to move
gotta keep working or i’m gonna lose my job
three kids to feed and their mother’s gone
way up north now i’m all alone - can’t stop
my tears from filling up my empty glass
josé’s sitting next to me and he says

i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight

rosita is a girl she makes you feel funny
makes your troubles go away and also your money

i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight

josé want to cross the border some day
hit the big time in the USA – he says
he’ll find my wife and bring her back
one day he’ll show up with a cadillac
but everytime they caught him
he came back on his feet
and now we’re sitting here unable to leave

i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight

rosita is a girl she makes you feel funny
makes your troubles go away and also your money

i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight

i can’t go home cause rosita will dance
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance

i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight




i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight
i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight

Overall Meaning

The Busters's song "Rosita" tells the story of a man who can't go home because there's a girl named Rosita who will be dancing that night. The song begins with the man waking up tired and feeling the pressure of having to work to support his three children since their mother is gone. He sits in a bar with his friend José and shares his woes. However, they can't leave because they're drawn to Rosita's dancing, which makes them forget their troubles and spend their money.


Rosita seems to be a symbol of escape from daily struggles and poverty. She's a girl who makes people feel happy and forget their problems through her dancing. The man and his friend dream of leaving their current situation and crossing the border to the USA, where they hope for a better life. However, they stay rooted in their current lives, unable to leave Rosita's dance floor.


Overall, the song tells a story of a man who is stuck in a difficult situation, longing for escape but unable to leave due to the temporary relief offered by a girl named Rosita's dancing.


Line by Line Meaning

i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight
Rosita's dancing is such a spectacle that I cannot go home and miss it.


i can’t go home cause rosita will dance tonight
Reiterating that Rosita's dancing is so important that I cannot leave.


woke up this morning too tired to move
I woke up feeling exhausted and unable to get up.


gotta keep working or i’m gonna lose my job
I must keep working or I risk losing my job.


three kids to feed and their mother’s gone
I have three kids to feed and their mother is no longer with us.


way up north now i’m all alone - can’t stop
Being alone and far away up north, I cannot stop feeling lonely.


my tears from filling up my empty glass
My sadness is filling my empty glass with tears.


josé’s sitting next to me and he says
José is sitting next to me and begins to speak.


rosita is a girl she makes you feel funny
Rosita is a girl who brings out a feeling of joy or amusement in you.


makes your troubles go away and also your money
Rosita's presence not only brings joy but also causes me to spend my money recklessly.


josé want to cross the border some day
José desires to cross the border to the USA at some point.


hit the big time in the USA – he says
José aspires to become successful in the USA.


he’ll find my wife and bring her back
José will look for my wife and bring her back to me.


one day he’ll show up with a cadillac
Someday José will return with a luxurious Cadillac.


but everytime they caught him
Every time they caught him crossing the border illegally.


he came back on his feet
José returned on foot after getting caught.


and now we’re sitting here unable to leave
José and I are currently stuck and unable to leave due to his past failed attempts at crossing the border.




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Comments from YouTube:

Schmidthorst69

Da konnte man sich die Busters noch anhören.......

trinosis

@Schmidthorst69 ach findste? klar markus war der hit. aber bisher hatte jeder sänger was spezielles. ich vermisse mäxx viel mehr ;)

Levishadow

da fällt mir wieder auf.... rob sah mal soooo scheiße aus XD ... naja.. eigentlich alle.. aber rob war der der schlimmste in diesem Sinne stay Rude! und thx nochmal fürs uploaden ^^

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