The Rose by Bette Midler

Some say love it is a river
That drowns the (1)____________ reed
Some say (2)________ it is a razor
that leaves (3)________ (4)________ to bleed

Some say (5)________ it is a hunger
an (6)______________ (7)____________ need
I say love it is a flower
and you its only seed

It's the heart (8)____________ of breaking
that (9)__________ learns to dance
It's the (10)__________ afraid of waking
that (11)__________ (12)__________ the chance

It's the one who won't be taken
who (13)____________ seem to give
and the (14)________ (15)____________ of dyin'
that (16)__________ (17)____________ to live

When the night has (18)________ too lonely
and the road has been too long
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong

Just (19)________________ in the winter
far beneath the (20)____________ snows
lies the seed (21)________ with the sun's love
in the (22)____________ becomes the rose

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