A Rose by Any Other Name

In a garden of city streets

I watched her growing there

Prettier by far than the flowers in her own black hair

And the traffic kinda cools it

And it stops for a while

Just to watch her walk and smile her pretty smile

And I wouldn't know her even if I never heard her name

Cause no matter what they called her

To me it's all the same

Yes, a rose by any other name is still a rose

Though I know her Christian name is Maria

But a rose by any other name is still a rose

And my friend you'll know what I mean the moment you see her

Oh, yesterday we touched for the first time

It was worth the wait when I felt her cherry lips on mine

And the tears ran down her cheeks

And she whispered darling, I love you

Oh [?] even in the ghetto dreams can come true

And I wouldn't know her even if I never heard her name

Cause no matter what they called her

To me it's all the same

Yes, a rose by any other name is still a rose

Though I know her Christian name is Maria

But a rose by any other name is still a rose

And my friend you'll know what I mean the moment you see her

Oh, a rose by any other name is still a rose

And my friend you'll know what I mean the moment you see her

A rose by any other name is still a rose

And my friend you'll know what I mean the moment you see her