Well I know it ain't been roses lately, baby, it's just been thorns   And no matter what we do, nothing seems to change   Love has always been my shelter, for you it's been a storm   But for a while I thought we'd almost beat the rain      Now there's a hole here in my pocket where all my dreams have gone   Fallen out like so many nickels and dimes   And last of all you, you'd always been my good luck charm   I should've known that luck's a waste of time      'Cause it don't bring you love if you don't love   And it don't bring you time if you ain't got time   And it don't bring you strength, baby, if you ain't strong   And it don't bring you kindness if you ain't kind      Now there's a whole lot of life to be unsure of   But there's one thing I can safely say I know   That of all the things that finally desert us   Pride is always the last thing to go      But it won't bring you love if you don't love   And it won't bring you time if you ain't got time   And it won't bring you strength, baby, if you ain't strong   And it won't bring you kindness if you ain't kind      And now I wish you only roses, baby, without the thorns   And I hope your dreams are always within reach   And I wish you shelter, baby, from all your storms   They scared you, but they never seemed to teach      That I can't bring you love if you don't love   And I can't bring you time if you ain't got time   And I can't bring you strength, baby, if you ain't strong   And I can't bring you kindness if you ain't kind   And I can't bring you kindness if you ain't kind