I saw you in the garden
I wanted you so much
I really thought that you were different
Oh, I couldn't get enoughI tried to save you from yourself
I felt every high and low
Now but the lows have drowned the highs away
Now there's no where else to goBlack rose your thorns are cutting into me
For the last time
Black rose I watched your petals wilt away
I couldn't bring you back to lifeYou were always where the sun could never go
I never wanted you to have to be alone
But I couldn't find a way to help you grow
Black roseYou never tell me how you feel
And your moods they always change
I really tried to make it real
But you never had any faithI tried to give you something good
To take the pain away
I tried to make you understand
You don't have to be this wayBlack rose your thorns are cutting into me
For the last time
Black rose I saw your petals wilt away
I couldn't bring you back to lifeYou were always where the sun could never go
I never wanted you to have to be alone
But I couldn't find a way to help you grow
Black roseI'm not the one who hurt you
(I couldn't save you)
So why are you so scared?
(You are who you are)All that you've been put through
(I couldn't break through)
Couldn't be repaired
(We're too far apart)I'm not the one who hurt
(I couldn't save you)
I'm the only one who cares
(You are who you are)You'll need someone to turn to
(I couldn't save you)
And I will not be thereEvery time I held you
I knew that it would hurt
Only through the pain
I could find a way to learnBlack rose your thorns are cutting into me
For the last time
Black rose I watched your petals wilt away
So wilt away, couldn't bring you back to lifeYou were always where the sun could never go
I never wanted you to have to be alone
But I couldn't find a way to help you grow
Black roseI'm not the one who hurt you
(I couldn't save you)
So why are you so scared?
(You are who you are)All that you've been put through
(I couldn't break through)
Couldn't be repaired
(We're too far apart)I'm not the one who hurt
(I couldn't save you)
I'm the only one who cares
(You are who you are)You'll need someone to turn to
(I couldn't save you)
And I will not be there
Songwriters
BROWN, LAWRENCEPublished by
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