She was brought into this world Out of a beautiful mistake When her mom was just a girl And her daddy didn't stayShe was working at age 9 At the flower shop in town Working not just to survive Cause life was throwing her aroundIn the rose garden Where the rain is falling And the thorns are sharpened Rose garden, yeah, rose gardenShe was young but not naive Always wise beyond her years Hoping that no one would see Every time she dried her tearsIn the rose garden Where the rain is falling And the thorns are sharpened Rose garden, yeah, roseDon't let those petals fall Don't let them fall on you Don't let those petals fall Don't let them fall on you Yeah, yeah, yeahYeah, in the rose garden Where the rain is falling And the thorns are sharpened Rose garden, yeahIn the rose garden (Rose garden, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah (Rose garden, yeah) Rose (Rose garden, yeah)