TODAY YOU GAVE A ROSE TO ME
TO CHEER MY HEART SO BLUE.
IT SHOWS ME THAT YOU CARE FOR ME.
I'LL KEEP THIS ROSE FROM YOU.
I'LL CRUSH IT IN GOD'S HOLY WORD
BETWEEN THE PAGES OF ...
THE GREATEST STORY EVER HEARD:
"THE STORY OF TRUE LOVE".
THE ROSE WILL WITHER THROUGH THE YEARS...
WHILE PRECIOUS FRIENDSHIP GROWS
AND WHEN LIFE'S HEARTACHES BRING ME TEARS...
I'LL HAVE THIS TINY ROSE.
WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES ARE FALLING DOWN
AND SUMMER'S DOOR IS CLOSED,
WHEN WINTER'S SNOW MAKES WHITE THE
GROUND, I'LL KEEP THIS TINY ROSE.