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 (1)________ it is a hunger
an endless aching need
I say love it is a flower
and you its (2)________ seed

It's the heart afraid of breaking
that (3)__________ learns to dance
It's the dream (4)____________ 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 (5)____________ to live

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

Just remember in the winter
far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed that with the sun's love
in the spring becomes the (8)________

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