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Well a long time ago a little girl loved a boy
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And it filled her heart with so much joy
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One day he left her didn't tell her goodbye
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Broke the little girl's heart and made the poor little girl cry
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And the rose was born from her tears that fell
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All heaven cried with her that's the story they tell
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When you see a rainbow after a storm
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You know a love has died a little girl cried and a rose's been born
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(And a rose was born)
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Well time moved along a little boy met a girl
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And she captured his heart and set him in a whirl
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One day she left him didn't tell him goodbye
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Broke the little boy's heart and made the poor little boy cry
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But a thorn was born from the tears he shed
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And down through the ages to the rose has been wed
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And just a reminder a sign meant to warn
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A little boy lied a little boy cried and a thorn was born
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(And a thorn was born)
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That's a story of the rose and the thorn
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That's a story of the rose and the thorn
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That's a story of the rose and the thorn