A Rose Is Still A Rose
"A Rose Is Still a Rose" is a song by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was written and produced by singer Lauryn Hill for Franklin's album of the same name (1998). The song focused on a motherly figure giving advice to a younger woman who keeps getting into bad relationships. Throughout "A Rose Is Still a Rose," Franklin advises that in spite of everything and despite the woman's "scorned roses and thorn crowns" that the woman is "still a rose". Elements of the song "What I Am" by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians were sung throughout the song by Hill herself.
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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
Unashamed of the way you lied, played with the truth, hey, hey
Mmm, she never knew what hit her
Steal her honey, then forget her
A rose
She wears a flower
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
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 still a rose
She wears a flower, 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
but new love will come tomorrow
Dont belive your life is over,
Just because your man is gone
Girl, love yourself and love to love
'˜Cause 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
Darlin`, you hold the power
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