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