It is a river

That drowns the tender reed

It is a razor

That leaves the soul to bleed

It is a hunger

An endless aching need

But 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 dying

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