I Don`t Mind The Thorns (When You`re The

<br>(Jan Buckingham/Linda Young) <br><br>Come, let me hold you for a while <br>All you have to do is smile <br>&amp; I`m yours again <br>I may not like some things you do <br>But they`re all a part of you <br>&amp; you`re my best friend <br><br>CHORUS: <br>I don`t mind the cold when I have a fire to warm me <br>I don`t mind the rain `cause it makes the flowers grow <br>I can take the bad times when you wrap your love around me <br>I don`t mind the thorns when you`re the rose <br><br>Stay, we can work the whole thing out <br>That`s what love`s about <br>&amp; I understand <br>You didn`t mean the things you said <br>They`re so easy to forget <br>When you take my hand <br><br>(chorus) <br><br>If it was anybody else, I would be gone <br>But you`re so beautiful to me, oh that I keep on holding on <br><br>(chorus, then repeat its last line)