The Rose by Bette Midler

Some say love it is a river
That drowns the tender reed
Some say love it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed

Some say love it is a hunger
an endless (1)____________ need
I say love it is a flower
and you its only seed

It's the heart (2)____________ of breaking
that never learns to dance
It's the dream (3)____________ of waking
that never takes the chance

It's the one who won't be taken
who (4)____________ (5)________ to give
and the soul afraid of dyin'
that never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
and the (6)________ has (7)________ too long
and you (8)__________ that love is only
for the lucky and the strong

Just remember in the winter
far beneath the (9)____________ snows
lies the seed that with the sun's love
in the spring becomes the (10)________

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