The Thorn Upon the Rose - Mary Black

Its taste was sweet like summer wine

The heart that beats in double time

So he waltzed right in and bowled you over

And youre still reeling from the feeling when hes gone

The door is closed the lock is turned

And all the memories and letters have been burned

So when you pick the handsome flower

Dont forget the thron upon the rose

Its cut is deep and the scar lasts forever

It follows love whereever love goes

Just how we fall its hard to know

When what we feel we seldom show

So we show the parts we feel are best

We squirm around the edges trying to cover up the rest

And you think you know him and he thinks the same

When underneath it all its just a crazy guessing game

Win or lose its just the same

Tears of joy tears of pain

Theyre hand in hand they come as one

Youll never see the moon without the promise of the sun

For all the bruises for all the blows

Id rather feel the thorn than to never see the rose