[Verse 1]
You had it right there in your hands
But you had to let it go
And you still don't understand how something so beautiful
Can be so hard to hold

[Chorus]
I know it ain't what you expected
It's a double-edged sword
We all learned to respect it
'Cause love has thorns

[Verse 2]
So now the bloom is off the rose
And you've seen the ugly side
A season comes and goes
And the same thing that saved you cuts you like a knife

[Chorus]
I know it ain't what you expected
It's a double-edged sword
We all learned to respect it
'Cause love has thorns

Oh, yes, it does
I know it ain't what you expected
It's a double-edged sword
We all learned to respect it
'Cause love has thorns

[Outro]
Love has thorns
Love has thorns