Love Is A Rose

Album: Prisoner In Disguise (1975)
Charted: 63
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  • Love is a rose but you better not pick it
    Only grows when it's on the vine
    Handful of thorns and you'll know you've missed it
    Lose your love when you say the word mine

    I want to see what's never been seen
    I want to live that age-old dream
    Come on boy let's go together
    Let's take the best right now

    Love is a rose but you better not pick it
    Only grows when it's on the vine
    Handful of thorns and you'll know you've missed it
    Lose your love when you say the word mine

    I want to go to an old hoedown
    Long ago in a western town
    Pick me up 'cause my feet are dragging
    Give me a lift and I'll hay your wagon

    Love is a rose but you better not pick it
    Only grows when it's on the vine
    Handful of thorns and you'll know you've missed it
    Lose your love when you say the word mine

    Love is a rose but you better not pick it
    Only grows when it's on the vine
    Handful of thorns and you'll know you've missed it
    Lose your love when you say the word mine

    Mine

    Love is a rose
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    Love is a rose Writer/s: Neil Young
    Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Bill from Pittsburg, CaliforniaMy take on the song is let's say a guy likes a girl but she is not ready for a commitment. The guy tries to date her and get her to date only him but she wants to date other guys and not be serious.
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