[Verse 1] Front porch talk, screen door slam Small-town eyes say soft as I am Red hair burn in August light They think I bloom to look polite Sweet tea smile, Sunday dress They read me wrong, I let ’em guess Petals bright in a dusty town Roots run deep in the hard-packed ground [Pre-Chorus] Sunshine don’t mean surrender Soft don’t mean I break Lean in closer if you want Know the risk you take [Chorus] They call me their yellow rose Soft as a summer breeze Thorns cut deeper than you know And I don’t bend to please Red like fire on a backroad sky Pretty don’t mean weak Try to hold me if you like But I don’t scare easy They call me their yellow rose I don’t grow where I’m told [Verse 2] Boot heels ring on hardwood floor Talk real big like you’ve been before Hands reach out like I’m yours to claim Boy, you don’t know my flame I bloom wild where the fence lines break No man’s land, no line to stake Strike that spark, you better know Fire’s got a mind of its own [Pre-Chorus] Sunshine don’t mean surrender Sweet don’t mean I stay Try to tame me if you want I won’t fade away [Chorus] They call me their yellow rose Soft as a summer breeze Thorns cut deeper than you know And I don’t bend to please Red like fire on a backroad sky Pretty don’t mean weak Try to hold me if you like But I don’t scare easy They call me their yellow rose I don’t grow where I’m told [Final Chorus – Double Stack] They call me their yellow rose Soft as a summer breeze Thorns cut deeper than you know And I don’t bend to please Red like fire on a backroad sky Pretty don’t mean weak Try to hold me if you like But I don’t scare easy They call me their yellow rose I don’t grow where I’m told
