The Rose by Bette Midler

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

Some say love it is a hunger
an endless (4)____________ need
I say love it is a flower
and you its only seed

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

It's the one who won't be taken
who cannot seem to give
and the soul afraid of dyin'
that never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been too long
and you think that love is only
for the (6)__________ and the strong

Just (7)________________ in the winter
far (8)______________ the bitter snows
lies the (9)________ that with the sun's love
in the spring becomes the rose

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