A/N: The first situation is the night Herbie leaves, the second is about when her mother and first two husbands left, and the third is when June left. I do not lay claim to the character of Rose Hovick (or the actual person, for that matter), nor do I lay claim to the lyrics of the songs I used. Songs: Tonight I Wanna Cry by Keith Urban; Another Suitcase in Another Hall from EVITA.
I've never been the kind to ever let my feelings show
And I thought that bein' strong meant never losin' your self-control
But I'm just drunk enough to let go of my pain
To hell with my pride, let it fall like rain
From my eyes
Tonight I wanna cry
Ask anyone – I've never let my true feelings show. I always thought that being strong meant just that – don't let your feelings show, keep self-control. But I'm just drunk enough tonight – when have I ever gotten drunk? – to let go of all the pain and screw my pride. I just feel like crying tonight, and I'll do just that and won't care who sees me.
Time and time again I've said that I don't care,
That I'm immune to gloom,
That I'm hard through and through.
But every time it matters all my words desert me
So anyone can hurt me,
And they do.
I've always said that I don't care when someone leaves me, that I won't get sad, that it doesn't bother me. But every time someone does, I feel it deep in me and so anyone can hurt me, and they always do.
Call in three months time and I'll be fine, I know.
Well, maybe not that fine,
But I'll survive anyhow.
I won't recall the names and faces of this sad occasion,
But that no consolation here and now.
Come check back on me in three months and I'll be fine. Okay, I won't be that fine, but I'll survive. I won't remember the names of the boys or what they looked like, but now, it's no consolation.
