(Verse 1) I found a rose behind the house Covered in the dust of years Its petals weren’t as bright as once But somehow it was still here The stem was bent, the thorns were sharp The leaves had turned to gold And I thought about the things we lose And the things we never hold (Pre-Chorus) ‘Cause everything beautiful Eventually grows old But maybe that’s what makes it beautiful Maybe that’s what I was told (Chorus) Roses are oldest When nobody’s looking They grow through the cracks Of the places we’ve broken And even when summer Turns into cold The roses keep blooming Roses are oldest (Verse 2) I remember when you gave me one You said, “Don’t let it die” I laughed because I thought that meant I’d have it for my whole life But flowers aren’t forever And neither are we Still, I kept that little flower Pressed inside my diary (Pre-Chorus) And every faded photograph Still carries your perfume Funny how the oldest things Can feel the newest in a room (Chorus) Roses are oldest When nobody’s looking They grow through the cracks Of the places we’ve broken And even when summer Turns into cold The roses keep blooming Roses are oldest (Bridge) Maybe love isn’t young Maybe love isn’t new Maybe love is a garden That’s survived me and you Maybe all of the thorns Were just part of the way Maybe flowers don’t have to stay perfect To be worth saving (Soft Chorus) Roses are oldest And somehow still growing Through every goodbye That we thought was the ending And even when everything Turns into stone Some flowers remember The places called home (Final Chorus) Roses are oldest When nobody’s looking They grow through the cracks Of the places we’ve broken And even when summer Turns into cold The roses keep blooming The roses still know Roses are oldest But love can be too And if I find another rose I’ll think of you (Outro) I left it behind me But I watched as it grew Roses are oldest And maybe I am too
