From the recording STUPID CUPID
I never knew a Rosemary, but the song recalls that Rosemary was afraid of the dark and slept with all the lights on, but preferred the lights off when we made love. I express relief that the relationship is over, attributing the breakup to "divine intervention" and stating I "gave Rosemary up for Lent." The song suggests Rosemary is now faking orgasms with someone else who mistakes it for love. The narrator emphasizes their current happiness and feels they were delivered from Rosemary's "clutches," implying she is manipulative and will trap others.
Lyrics
ROSEMARY SLEPT WITH ALL THE LIGHTS ON
SHE WAS SCARED OF THE DARK
WHEN WE MADE LOVE SHE’D TURN THEM ALL OFF
SHE PREFERED IT THAT WAY… THANK GOD IT’S OVER
I FOLLOWED A SIGN FROM ABOVE
DIVINE INTERVENTION
I GAVE ROSEMARY UP FOR LENT
NOW SHE FAKES ORGASM, HE THINKS IT’S LOVE
THAT’S HOW IT WENT
WITH ROSEMARY ROSEMARY
I’M HAPPY AS I AM
HAPPY AS I AM
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I
WITH ROSEMARY ROSEMARY
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I
I WAS WAITING FOR A MIRACLE
TO FALL IN MY LAP
YOU DELIVERED ME FROM HER CLUTCHES
SHE’LL CAST A SPELL AND SET A TRAP
FOR WHOEVER TOUCHES
ROSEMARY ROSEMARY
I’M HAPPY AS I AM
HAPPY AS I AM
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I
WITH ROSEMARY ROSEMARY
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I
ROSEMARY SLEPT WITH ALL THE LIGHTS ON
SHE WAS SCARED OF THE DARK
WHEN WE MADE LOVE SHE’D TURN THEM ALL OFF
SHE PREFERED IT THAT WAY… THANK GOD IT’S OVER
WORDS AND MUSIC BY IAN ALLEN ©