It Don't Bring You

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 
Falling 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 
It was 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 in 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 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

And now I wish you only roses 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