Said she felt like a spare wheel On that Fourth of July She just needed to talk to somebody And he caught her eye She was in from San Angelo On her very first try She thought he looked pretty cute out there For a local guy He was fresh out of high school Never been with no girl He thought she didn't belong In that caked-up dance hall world She said, I don't know what possessed me It got me up on my feet I had a vision of the two of us out there, she said Rosa and Pete It was a July night when the blues came down A July night in that one-horse town A July night when the blues came down In Gruene Hall They'd been out in El Paso On a third honeymoon Why is it always the quiet ones That leave so soon She said, I won't forget my confusion Turned to smile, he was gone He'd been hummin' some gospel tune About some glad morning They said he fell in slow motion I just heard him hit the floor Idon't recall ever seein' them boys Around here before ! Refrão She said, It's my dance of remembrance It' s my dance of regret It's my dance of forgiveness I ain't about to forget Don't wanna talk about Texas ; Don't wanna talk about trust Don't wanna talk about family , Can't even think about blood Don't wanna talk about salvation True love or defeat Just wanna think about him and me, she said Rosa and Pete Refrão