It Don`t Bring You — текст песни (Mary Chapin Carpenter)

(Mary Chapin Carpenter)

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