All I wanna do when I wake up in the morning is see your eyes
Rosanna, Rosanna
I never thought that a girl like you could ever care for me
Rosanna
All I wanna do in the middle of the evening is hold you tight
Rosanna, Rosanna
I didn't know you were looking for more than I could ever be
Not quite a year since she went away, Rosanna, yeah
Now she's gone, and I have to say
Meet you all the way
Meet you all the way, Rosanna, yeah
Meet you all the way
Meet you all the way, Rosanna, yeah
I can see your face still shining through the window on the other side
Rosanna, Rosanna
I didn't know that a girl like you could make me feel so sad
Rosanna
All I wanna tell you is now you'll never ever have to compromise
Rosanna, Rosanna
I never thought that losing you could ever hurt so bad
Not quite a year since she went away, Rosanna, yeah
Now she's gone, and I have to say
Meet you all the way
Meet you all the way, Rosanna, yeah
Meet you all the way
Meet you all the way, Rosanna, yeah
Not quite a year since you went away
(Who is it?) Rosanna, yeah
Now she's gone, and I have to say
Meet you all the way (yeah, hey, girl)
Meet you all the way, Rosanna, yeah
Meet you all the way (ooh, yeah)
Meet you all the way, Rosanna, yeah
Meet you all the way
Meet you all the way, Rosanna, yeah
Meet you all the way
Meet you all the way, Rosanna, yeah
David Paich has verified that Rosanna is in fact about 'one of his first loves', not Rosanna Arquette. However, he was also personally acquainted with the actress since she was moving with Steve Porcaro at the time. And Steve was not only David's bandmate but also his roommate and best friend.
So basically, Paich had already completed the entire song but was still stumped in terms of what to name it. He was in the studio at the time. And then came in Rosanna Arquette who, according to him, "was cuter than ever". Moreover he "had a crush on her" at the time. And being taken aback with her in the moment, he went on to name the tune "Rosanna".
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