The Rose

(ｓｏｍｅ　ｓａｙ　ｌｏｖｅ，　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｒｉｖｅｒ)

Some say love, it is a river

(ｔｈａｔ　ｄｒｏｗｎｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｅｎｄｅｒ　ｒｅｅｄ)

That drowns the tender reed

(ｓｏｍｅ　ｓａｙ　ｌｏｖｅ，　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｒａｚｏｒ)

Some say love, it is a razor

(ｔｈａｔ　ｌｅａｖｅｓ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｓｏｕｌ　ｔｏ　ｂｌｅｅｄ)

That leaves your soul to bleed

(ｓｏｍｅ　ｓａｙ　ｌｏｖｅ，　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｈｕｎｇｅｒ)

Some say love, it is a hunger

(ａｎ　ｅｎｄｌｅｓｓ　ａｃｈｉｎｇ　ｎｅｅｄ)

An endless aching need

(ｉ　ｓａｙ　ｌｏｖｅ，ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｆｌｏｗｅｒ)

I say love,it is a flower

(ａｎｄ　ｙｏｕ　ｉｔｓ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｓｅｅｄ)

And you its only seed

(ｉｔ’ｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｈｅａｒｔ　ａｆｒａｉｄ　ｏｆ　ｂｒｅａｋｉｎｇ)

It's the heart afraid of breaking

(ｔｈａｔ　ｎｅｖｅｒ　ｌｅａｒｎｓ　ｔｏ　ｄａｎｃｅ)

That never learns to dance

(ｉｔ’ｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｄｒｅａｍ　ａｆｒａｉｄ　ｏｆ　ｗａｋｉｎｇ)

It's the dream afraid of waking

(ｔｈａｔ　ｎｅｖｅｒ　ｔａｋｅｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｈａｎｃｅ)

That never takes the chance

(ｉｔ’ｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｎｅ　ｗｈｏ　ｗｏｎ’ｔ　ｂｅ　ｔａｋｅｎ)

It's the one who won't be taken

(ｗｈｏ　ｃａｎｎｏｔ　ｓｅｅｍ　ｔｏ　ｇｉｖｅ)

Who cannot seem to give

(ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｏｕｌ　ａｆｒａｉｄ　ｏｆ　ｄｙｉｎ’)

And the soul afraid of dyin'

(ｔｈａｔ　ｎｅｖｅｒ　ｌｅａｒｎｓ　ｔｏ　ｌｉｖｅ)

That never learns to live

(ｗｈｅｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｎｉｇｈｔ　ｈａｓ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｔｏｏ　ｌｏｎｅｌｙ)

When the night has been too lonely

(ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｏａｄ　ｈａｓ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｔｏｏ　ｌｏｎｇ)

And the road has been too long

(ａｎｄ　ｙｏｕ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｔｈａｔ　ｌｏｖｅ　ｉｓ　ｏｎｌｙ)

And you think that love is only

(ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｌｕｃｋｙ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｔｒｏｎｇ)

For the lucky and the strong

(ｊｕｓｔ　ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｉｎｔｅｒ)

Just remember in the winter

(ｆａｒ　ｂｅｎｅａｔｈ　ｔｈｅ　ｂｉｔｔｅｒ　ｓｎｏｗｓ)

Far beneath the bitter snows

(ｌｉｅｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｅｅｄ)

Lies the seed

(ｔｈａｔ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｕｎ’ｓ　ｌｏｖｅ)

that with the sun's love

(ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｐｒｉｎｇ　ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｏｓｅ)

In the spring becomes the rose