A Seed Before the Rose Song Lyrics and Chords by Tommy Overstreet
A Seed Before The Rose
recorded by Tommy Overstreet
written by Ricci Mareno and Jerry Gillespie
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We were both so
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young
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and impatient at the
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time
We thought we were in
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love so we
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closed our minds
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When they told
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us
Love is like a
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rose
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it doesn't just
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appear
Give it time to
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grow or it
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ends with tears
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There's gotta be a
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se-
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ed
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before the
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rose
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Tender loving care makes it sweeter as it grows
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There's
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gotta be
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l-o
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ve
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before the tie is
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bound
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Or the rose will
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end
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with petals on the
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ground
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But we paid no
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mind
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to the things that we had been
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told
And we pledged our
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love with a
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band of gold
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On our fingers
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Now when I look
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back
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all that I can
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see
Is heartache and re
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gret and it's
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clear to me
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FAQ
Who sang the the song A Seed Before the Rose?
- The song A Seed Before the Rose was sang by Tommy Overstreet.
Who is Tommy Overstreet?
- Tommy Overstreet (September 10, 1937 - November 2, 2015) was an American country singer. Often known simply as "T.O." by fans and radio disc jockeys, Overstreet had five top-five hit singles in the Billboard country charts and 11 top-10 singles. His popularity peaked in the 1970s. He lived in Hillsboro, Oregon.
