Beautiful Rose

I remember barefoot creek

And rolled up huckleberry jeans

And posters hanging on the wall

Of heroes that would never fall

Summer nights, kick the can

Huffy bikes and Peter Pan

But baby, this ain't Neverland

No baby, this ain't Neverland

Yeah, maybe life's not what I thought it'd be

It's nothing like my childhood fantasies

It's harder than I could've known

But higher than my hopes could've flown

And better than I ever could've dreamed

More villains and sad endings I suppose

But I'll take the thorns for this beautiful rose

Well, I heard you could make God laugh

By telling him the plans you have

And now I know that to be true

Cause I could never dream of you

Praise the Lord, there's something more than

What we think we're fighting for

Just think what we'd be missing

If we only got what we were wishing

Maybe life's not what I thought it'd be

It's nothing like my childhood fantasies

It's harder than I could've known

But higher than my hopes could've flown

And better than I ever could've dreamed

More villains and sad endings I suppose

But I'll take the thorns for this beautiful rose

Well, maybe life's not what I thought it'd be

Nothing like my childhood fantasies

It's harder than I could've known

But higher than my hopes could've flown

And better than I ever could've dreamed

More villains and sad endings I suppose

But I'll take the thorns for this beautiful rose

I'll take the thorns for this beautiful rose