(mary chapin carpenter)



Well i know it ain't been roses lately

Baby it's just been thorns

And no matter what we do

Nothing seems to change

Love has always been my shelter

For you it's been a storm

But for a while i thought

We'd almost beat the rain



Now there's a hole here in my pocket

Where all my dreams have gone

Falling out like so many nickels and dimes

And last of all you

You'd always been my good luck charm

I should've known that luck

It was a waste of time



Cause it don't bring you love if you don't love

And it don't bring you time if you ain't got time

And it don't bring you strength baby if you ain't strong

And it don't bring you kindness if you ain't kind



Now there's a whole lot in life to be unsure of

But there's one thing i can safely say i know

That of all the things that finally desert us

Pride is always the last thing to go



But it don't bring you love if you don't love

And it don't bring you time if you ain't got time

And it don't bring you strength baby if you ain't strong

And it don't bring you kindness if you ain't kind



And now i wish you only roses without the thorns

And i hope your dreams are always within reach

And i wish you shelter baby from all your storms

They scared you but they never seemed to teach



That i can't bring you love if you don't love

And i can't bring you time if you ain't got time

And i can't bring you strength baby if you ain't strong

And i can't bring you kindness if you ain't kind

And i can't bring you kindness if you ain't kind




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