There was a rose I knew
   I met her once or twice before
   She was a pretty sweet thing
   Not the least bit insecure
   Then you came with your stickey game
   And played with her youth
   Unashamed of the way your lie
   Played with the truth, hey, hey
   She never knew what hit her
   Steal her honey, then forget her
   Now the rose is scorned
   And she wears her thorns
   Trying to forget about you
  
   Cuz a rose is still a rose
   Baby girl you're still a flower
   He can't leave you and then take you
   Make you and then break you
   But darlin' you hold the power
  
   Now believe it when I tell you
   That I've been hurt myself
   When he tells you that he loves you
   It's you, nobody else
   And now you're so tough
   Trying to wear tight clothes and thangs
   Tossin' and flossin'
   Trying to fill the void heartbreak brings
   When she looks in the mirror
   She's crying
   And you can't hear her
   Now the rose is scorned
   She wears her thorns
   Trying to forget about you
  
   Cuz a rose is still a rose
   Baby girl you're still a flower
   He can't leave you and then take you
   Make you and then break you
   Baby girl you hold the power
  
   See a rose is still a rose
   Baby girl you're still a flower
   He can't leave you and then take you
   Make you and then break you
   Darlin' you hold the power
  
   Let your life be in the sunshine
   Not the darkness of your sorrow
   You may be alone today
   But new love will come tomorrow
   Don't believe that life is over
   Just because your man is gone
   Got to love yourself enough to know
   That without him your life goes on
   Without him your life goes on
   Without him your life goes on
  
   Cuz a rose is still a rose
   Baby girl you're still a flower
   He can't leave you and then take you
   Make you and then break you
   Baby girl you hold the power
  
   You see a rose is still a rose
   Baby girl you're still a flower
   He can't leave you and then take you
   Make you and then break you
   But darlni' you hold the power