Story Behind The Song
Woman/girl tells how emotionally rocky her life has been--the highs are high and the lows are low. Moral of the song: you have to open up and let all your feelings in to live your life well.
Song Description
Country/blues/rock song based on the folk saying "Life is like licking honey from a thorn." Told from a female point of view, about the emotional ups and downs of life.
| Song Length |
2:51 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Cool |
Subject |
Life, Encouragement |
| Similar Artists |
Trisha Yearwood, Reba Mcentire |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Daddy knew it when I entered this world
He could see I?d be a sensitive girl
He could hear it in the way I cried
I?d have no place for my feelings to hide
I?d be hittin? every bump in the road
Flyin? on the highs and crashin? on the lows
Hangin? on ?til my knuckles are white
Life?s just one long roller coaster ride
Daddy whispered on the day I was born
You?ll spend your life girl
Lickin? honey from a thorn
Lickin? honey from a thorn
I remember from the time I was young
Tastin? life like honey on my tongue
You could see it in the way I smiled
I like my honey just a little bit wild
But when I?m hurtin?, I?m hurtin? real bad
The darkest hour that a soul ever had
Free-fallin? down a deep, dark well
Nobody hears how I scream and I yell
Daddy whispered on the day I was born
You?ll spend your life girl
Lickin? honey from a thorn
Lickin? honey from a thorn
Can?t get no sunshine
Without a little bit of rain
Can?t get no sweetness
Without a little bit of pain
If you wanna live a life that?s real
You gotta learn how to feel what you feel
Open up now let it all in
The sun on your cheek and the fist on your chin
And when you die you?ll leave a life well-worn
So don?t be afraid
To lick the honey from a thorn
Don?t be afraid now
Lick the honey from a thorn