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Janis Joplin – The Rose lyrics
Some say love, it is a river
That drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razer
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, it's only seed

It's the heart, afraid of breaking
That never learns 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 lucky 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 rose
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    Sorry but you attributed this song to the wrong author. Amanda McBroom wrote the song.Bette Midler was one of several who sang it, but she made it famous.You should take just a little time to research the songs and at a minimum attribute them to the artist that put so much effort in writing them.
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      Sorry but you attributed this song to the wrong author. Amanda McBroom wrote the song.Bette Midler... Read more →

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