all that's true
lyrics by gina martinelli w/peter marinari c.7.98(w/7.99)
music by peter c marinari 7.4.99
If a rose bloomed in winter/
would it be a strange sight/
what if it had blue petals/
and only bloomed at night/
do you think it still would be called a rose/
if it didn't smell as sweet/
I think instead, they'd just rename it/
and sell it on the street, because//
Everything's for sale today, just like it was before/
and tomorrow there'll be something new that'll make it all worth more/
in the end, it's all worth nothing/
if it means nothing to you/
but that's okay if the money's made/
'cause that is all that is true/ // /
I wonder what would happen if I went back/
to when all the cave men were here/
I wonder what would happen if I took two rocks/
and discovered fire and decided to call it air/
do you think that I'd be famous/
would they draw me on a cave wall/
do you think they'd give me their barter/
so I could profit from it all//
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If a rose bloomed in winter/
would they sell it on TV/
and for 49.95/
could i get a second one for free/
do you think by any other name/
it would smell as sweet/
or would it just be another flower/
sold off the corner of the street//
{chorus}/ // /
Everything's for sale today, just like it was before/
and tomorrow there'll be something better that will cost you so much more/
it's all worth nothing in the end/
worth nothing to you/
but they can make their money/
if we can keep our right to choose