In my secret garden, I'm looking for the perfect flower Waiting for my finest hour In my secret garden, I still believe after all I still believe and I fall You plant the seed and I'll watch it grow I wonder when I'll start to show I wonder if I'll ever know Where my place is Where my face is I know it's in here somewhere I just wish I knew the color of my hair I know the answer's hiding somewhere In my secret garden, there's
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A petal that isn't torn A heart that will not harden A place that I can be born In my secret garden A rose without a thorn A lover without scorn
If I wait for the rain to kiss me and undress me Will I look like a fool, wet and a mess Will I still be thirsty Will I pass the test And if I look for the rainbow, will I see it Or will it pass right by 'Cause I'm not supposed to see 'Cause the blind are never free Even at my secret garden There's a chance that I could harden That's why I'll keep on looking, for
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I still believe, I still believe 'Cause after all is said and done I'm still alive And the boots have come and trampled on me And I'm still alive 'Cause the sun has kissed me, and caressed me And I'm strong, and there's a chance That I will grow, this I know So I'm still looking for
(chorus, inserting "It's" before "In my secret garden")
