[Intro]
1, 2, 3, yeah

[Verse 1]
Darling, better mend your ways and mark this word so well
Darling, better mend your ways, beware the gates of hell
Let me put it all quite bluntly, let me be most direct
Be the rose you'd love to hold and the thorn that's in your flesh

[Verse 2]
Mister, better mend your ways, the time is growing near
The analysts keep talking while their hearts fail for fear
It's taking inventory of the things that you respect
Find the rose you'd love to hold and the thorn that's in your flesh

[Verse 3]
Children's cries are never heard by the needle or the knife
I swear I heard their voices on the other side of life
Shall we expose this wisdom to the elements for a test?
Show the rose you'd love to hold and the thorn that's in your flesh

[Accordion Solo]
Find the rose you'd love to hold and the thorn that's in your flesh

[Verse 4]
Prisons and the jailhouses of this worthless currency
Brick by brick dismantled by a truth that sets one free
Thrust your hand inside the wound, there for you to inspect
Find the rose you'd love to hold and the thorn that's in your flesh
Find the rose you'd love to hold and the thorn that's in your flesh
Find the rose you'd love to hold and the thorn that's in your flesh
Find the rose you'd love to hold and the thorn that's
In your flesh