Wallflowers & Weeds – English Lyrics

• By: Blake Shelton
• Album: UglyDolls Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I know nobody's perfect but

Everybody is

Sometimes the hardest work is lovin' what you're workin' with

Lookin' in the mirror seein' all your flaws

Standin' alone and it makes you feel so small

Don't we all?

Roses are red, violets are blue

Nothin' out there as rare as you

Throw caution to the wind like a dandelion wish

Grow wild and free

Roses are red, violets are blue

Wallflowers and weeds are beautiful, too

The you-you are that's in the dark that you don't let them see

Show 'em all your colors, don't you worry what they think

It's the different that makes you fit

Don't you quit

Don't you forget

Roses are red, violets are blue

Nothin' out there as rare as you

Throw caution to the wind like a dandelion wish

Grow wild and free

Roses are red, violets are blue

Wallflowers and weeds are beautiful, too

Don't smooth your edges, don't change your tune

Left or center's just right for you

For you

Roses are red, violets are blue

Nothin' out there as rare as you

Throw caution to the wind like a dandelion wish

Grow wild and free

Roses are red, violets are blue

Wallflowers and weeds are beautiful, too

I know nobody's perfect but

Everybody is

Key Grammar Structures

• I know nobody's perfect but / Everybody is

  ➔ Contrast using 'but'

  ➔ The conjunction 'but' is used to contrast the ideas of 'nobody's perfect' and 'everybody is', highlighting the song's theme of self-acceptance.

• Sometimes the hardest work is lovin' what you're workin' with

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense in 'what you're workin' with' indicates an action happening now, emphasizing the ongoing effort of self-love.

• Roses are red, violets are blue

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to state general truths, such as the colors of roses and violets, which are universally known.

• Throw caution to the wind like a dandelion wish

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase uses a simile, comparing throwing caution to the wind with a dandelion wish, to illustrate taking risks freely.

• Show 'em all your colors, don't you worry what they think

  ➔ Contraction and imperative mood

  ➔ The contraction 'don't you' and the imperative mood in 'show' and 'worry' are used to give direct advice or commands.

• It's the different that makes you fit

  ➔ Emphasis using 'It's...that'

  ➔ The structure 'It's...that' is used to emphasize what specifically makes something true, in this case, 'the different' that makes you fit.