(Speaking:)       Listen dear,    I realize that you've been hurt,   Deeply, because I've been there,   But regardless to who, what, why, when, and where,   We are all precious in his sight.   And a rose still and always will be a rose.       (Singing:)      Doo doo doo doo doo doo mmm   Dooby dooby doo doo doo doo   Doo doo doo doo doo doo mmm      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 slick game and played with her youth   Ashamed of the way you lied, played with the truth, hey, hey      Mmm, she never knew what hit her   Steal her honey, then forget her   Now the rose is scorned   She wears her thorns tryin' to forget about you      ‘Cause 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      Now believe me when I tell you that I’ve been hurt myself   When he tells you that he loves you and sees nobody else   And now you’re so tough tryin’ to wear tight clothes and things   Tossin’ and flossin’, tryin’ to fill the void heartbreak brings      Oh..oh..yeah   When she faces the mirror, yeah   She’s cryin’, you can’t hear her   Now the rose is scorned   She wears her thorns tryin’ to forget about you      ‘Cause a rose is still a rose   Baby, girl, you’re still a flower   He can’t lead 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 lead 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 see your all today   When you know it’ll come tomorrow      Don't believe your life is over   Just because your man is gone   Girl, love yourself enough to know   That without him your life goes on   Without him your life goes on   Without him your life goes on      ‘Cause a rose is still a rose   Baby, girl, you’re still a flower   He can’t lead 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 lead you and then take you   Make you and then break you