A ROSE IS A ROSE                               sung by Susan Ashton; written by Wayne Kirkpatrick You’re at a stand still. You’re at an impass. Your mountain of dreams seems harder to climb. By those who have made you, feel like an outcast. Cause you dare to be different, so they’re drawing a line. They say you’re a fool. They feed you resistance. They tell you you’ll never go very far. But they’ll be the same ones, that stand in the distance, Alone in the shadow of your shining star. CHORUS Just keep on the same road. And keep on your toes. And just keep your heart, steady as she goes. And let them call you what they will. It don’t matter. A rose by any name is still a rose. The kindness of strangers. It seems like a fable. But they’ve yet to see, what I see in you. But you can make it, if you are able. To believe in yourself, the way I do. CHORUS Cause a deal is a deal, in the heart of a dream. And a spade is a spade, if you know what I mean. And a rose is a rose is a rose. To deal with the scoffers, well it’s part of the bargain. They heckle from back rows, and they bark at the moon. Their flowers are fading, in time’s bitter garden. But yours is only, beginning to bloom. So keep on that same road. And keep on your toes. And just keep your heart, steady as she goes. And let them call you what they will. Just remember, A rose by any name is still a rose.