Lyrics

There's a hole in my heart

No one else can fill it

There's a feeling I have

No one can replace

There's a taste in my mouth

No one else can give me

There's a song that I hear

No one can erase

Why would I want them to?

I'm still looking back at you

Why would I want them to be you?

You'll always be a part of me

What you love can never let you go

You'll always be inside of me

Like a flower you grow

There's a strange melody

Sends me straight to heaven

There's a voice in my head

No one else can hear

There's a prayer that I say

Always brings me closer

To the presence of you

To always have you near

No one can take your place

I'm still looking at your face

No one can take the place of you

You'll always be a part of me

What you love can never let you go

You'll always be inside of me

Like a flower you grow

Like a flower you grow

Why would I want them to?

I'm still looking back at you

Why would I want them to be you?

You'll always be a part of me

What you love can never let you go

You'll always be inside of me

Like a flower you grow

You'll always be a part of me

What you love can never let you go

You'll always be inside of me

Like a flower you grow

Like a flower you grow

Credits

Written by Madonna and Rick Nowels

Album

None

Song

Before she teamed up with William Orbit, Madonna recorded some demos with Babyface for her new album that would become Ray Of Light. Madonna abandoned the project because she thought the songs resembled Bedtime Stories too much. However, Like A Flower hardly sounds as anything on Bedtime Stories, nor did it deserve to be totally rejected. Too bad she didn't use it as B-single or as bonus track on GHV2, because it's a beautiful ballad. The demo surfaced on the Internet mid 2002.

Madonna did give the song to another artist to record. In 2004, Italian singer Laura Pausini made her own version in Italian, titled Mi Abbandono A Te, which she used on her album Resta In Ascolto.