Aretha Franklin: A rose is still a rose

There was a rose I knewI met her once or twice beforeShe was a pretty sweet thingNot the least bit insecureThen you came with your stickey gameAnd played with her youthUnashamed of the way your liePlayed with the truth, hey, heyShe never knew what hit herSteal her honey, then forget herNow the rose is scornedAnd she wears her thornsTrying to forget about youCuz a rose is still a roseBaby girl you're still a flowerHe can't leave you and then take youMake you and then break youBut darlin' you hold the powerNow believe it when I tell youThat I've been hurt myselfWhen he tells you that he loves youIt's you, nobody elseAnd now you're so toughTrying to wear tight clothes and thangsTossin' and flossin'Trying to fill the void heartbreak bringsWhen she looks in the mirrorShe's cryingAnd you can't hear herNow the rose is scornedShe wears her thornsTrying to forget about youCuz a rose is still a roseBaby girl you're still a flowerHe can't leave you and then take youMake you and then break youBaby girl you hold the powerSee a rose is still a roseBaby girl you're still a flowerHe can't leave you and then take youMake you and then break youDarlin' you hold the powerLet your life be in the sunshineNot the darkness of your sorrowYou may be alone todayBut new love will come tomorrowDon't believe that life is overJust because your man is goneGot to love yourself enough to knowThat without him your life goes onWithout him your life goes onWithout him your life goes onCuz a rose is still a roseBaby girl you're still a flowerHe can't leave you and then take youMake you and then break youBaby girl you hold the powerYou see a rose is still a roseBaby girl you're still a flowerHe can't leave you and then take youMake you and then break youBut darlni' you hold the power