The Rose by Bette Midler

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

Some say love it is a hunger
an endless aching need
I say love it is a flower
and you its only seed

It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never (4)____________ to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking
that (5)__________ takes the chance

It's the one who won't be taken
who cannot (6)________ to give
and the (7)________ afraid of dyin'
that (8)__________ learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been too long
and you think (9)________ love is only
for the lucky and the strong

Just (10)________________ in the winter
far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed that with the sun's love
in the spring becomes the rose

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