The Rose - Bette Midler

From Divine Madness

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 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 to long,
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong,
just remember in the winter
far beneath the bitter snow
lies the seed that with the sun's love
in the spring becomes the rose.

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[Jacob Wigley]

When Family Guy did this.

[Airmaster167]

April approves.

[jorge madrid]

muy bonita cancion, me tiene grandes recuerdos. Bette Midler es gran voz. thanks.....gracias.

[setjet2001]

Watch the film ! Depressing and sad - but it builds you up to the song at the end with the credits. I admit, I cried after watching it and have loved the song ever since, I loved it at the time and still do ( far better than the film). Shame a bit that when Bette sings it now she does not appear to enjoy it, but my god at the time - it was superb ! It was my wedding dance. I will always dance with any lady to this song and will not say sorry if a tear or two falls.

[Faith Foley]

This is my pointe song

[ThePixiexoxo]

love it love it

[Rose Rayborn]

Good job love it

[andrew bradshew]

your the best babe love u ty x X x

[gcf1971]

Napoleon Dynamite.

[TheEmilian601]

thanks "is it just me ?" 

[john boy]

This song was my daughters first dance at the wedding - a beautiful memory

[Jan Mock]

My bridesmaids walked down the aisle in my wedding to this song. It is by far a much more special song twenty some years later!