that drowns the tender reed
that leaves your soul to bleed
it's the heart afriad of breaking
that never learns to dance
it's the dream afriad of waking
that never takes the chance
it's the one who won't be taken
and the soul afraid of dying
that never learns to live
when the night has been too lonely
and the road has been too long
that love is only for the lucky and the strong
just remember in the winter
for beneath the bitter snow
in the spring becomes the rose