Every Rose Has Its Thorn

"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is a song by American hard rock band, Poison. It was featured in the Season Eleven episode, "Guitar Queer-O".

Background[]

After being replaced by Thad Jarvis, as Stan Marsh's Guitar Hero partner, Kyle Broflovski plays sad songs at the bowling alley arcade. As he plays this song, two kids demand to play the game next. When they recognize Kyle has being one of the children that scored 500,000 points, they are kinder to him. Not wanting to talk about his problems, Kyle gives up the arcade game to the kids and drowns his sorrows with a Fresca soda at the bar.

Lyrics[]

We both lie silently still
In the dead of the night
Although we both lie close together
We feel miles apart inside

Was it something I said or something I did
Did the words not come out right
Though I tried not to hurt you
Though I tried
But I guess that's why they say

Every rose has its thorn
Just like every night has its dawn
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song
Every rose has its thorn

Yeah it does
I listen to our favorite song
Playing on the radio
Hear the DJ say loves a game of easy come and
Easy go
But I wonder does he know
Has he ever felt like this
And I know that you'd be here right now
If I could have let you know somehow I guess

Every rose has its thorn
Just like every night has its dawn
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song
Every rose has its thorn

Though it's been a while now
I can still feel so much pain
Like a knife that cuts you the wound heals
But the scar, that scar remains

I know I could have saved a love that night
If I'd known what to say
Instead of makin' love
We both made our separate ways

But now I hear you found somebody new
And that I never meant that much to you
To hear that tears me up inside
And to see you cuts me like a knife I guess

Every rose has its thorn
Just like every night has its dawn
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song
Every rose has its thorn

Songs from Season Eleven