It's so hard to fight a memory Only time can be a healer of the past And the thorns of love are many When they're clingin' to a love that didn't last Yesterday is over and his memory Will fade away with time So I'll accept a rose and just be patient Till all your love is mine I can take the thorns if there's Just an occasional rose I can bear the pain for a while Even though my heart knows You'll be thinkin' of him when We're makin' love, it always shows I can take the thorns if there's Just an occasional rose The road of love is rocky and Behind the blue sky there's a thousand storms But a smile or a touch or a love word's Like a rose among the thorns When you say you love me It erases all the worries on my mind 'Cause you'll be with me tonight For a little while his memory's left behind I can take the thorns if there's Just an occasional rose I can bear the pain for a while Even though my heart knows You'll be thinkin' of him when We're makin' love, it always shows I can take the thorns if there's Just an occasional rose I can take the thorns if there's Just an occasional rose
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