The Rose by Bette Midler

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

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

It's the heart (8)____________ of breaking
that never (9)____________ to dance
It's the dream (10)____________ of waking
that (11)__________ (12)__________ the chance

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

When the night has been too lonely
and the (17)________ has been too long
and you think (18)________ (19)________ is only
for the (20)__________ and the strong

Just (21)________________ in the winter
far (22)______________ the bitter snows
lies the seed that with the sun's love
in the spring becomes the (23)________

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