The Rose Lyrics

Learn Bette Midler lyrics for “The Rose” as Bette Midler performs the song for fans with Bette Midler tickets!

Bette Midler: The Rose Lyrics
Some say love, it is a river
That drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love, it is a hunger,
An endless aching need.
I say love, it is a flower,
And you it's only seed.

It's the heart, afraid of breaking,
That never learns to dance.
It's the dream, afraid of waking,
That never takes a chance.
It's the one who won't be taken,
Who cannot seem to give.
And the soul, afraid of dyin',
That never learns to live.

When the night has been too lonely,
And the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love,
In the spring becomes the rose.

Bette Midler: About The Rose
Lyrics for the Bette Midler song “The Rose” were written by Amanda McBroom. Bette Midler’s version of “The Rose” was made famous after it appeared on the soundtrack for the 1979 film The Rose. The film – loosely based on Janis Joplin’s biography – starred Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, David Keith, Barry Primus, and Harry Dean Stanton. The song lyrics are centered on the idea that people are so afraid of failing – be it in life, in love, or in other aspects of life – that they never truly learn to live.

Bette Midler: Success of The Rose
The song and the film The Rose were both smash hits. The single reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and soared to No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. “The Rose” became one of Bette Midler’s biggest hits of the 1980s. The film drew plenty of Oscar buzz, earning four Academy Award nominations, and won myriad other awards, including a Golden Globe for “Best Original Song – The Rose” and “Best Actress – Musical/Comedy” for Bette Midler! With the success of “The Rose,” fans lined up to buy Bette Midler tickets to see Bette Midler on tour.

Bette Midler: Rose on Tour & Vegas
Fans with Bette Midler tickets could hear Bette Midler perform “The Rose” live during a number of concert tours, as the popular single became a concert set-list staple for Bette Midler. Fans with Bette Midler tickets for The Rose Live in Concert Tour, the Bette! Divine Madness Tour, Experience the Divine Tour, the Divine Miss Millennium Tour, and much more experienced the romantic ballad in all its glory.

Now that Bette Midler is back in Las Vegas, fans with Bette Midler tickets for “The Showgirl Must Go On” show won’t miss a live rendition of “The Rose” along with Bette Midler classics “From a Distance,” “In the Mood,” “Wind Beneath My Wings,” “My Kind of Town,” and many more. With Bette Midler tickets, fans can see the Divine Miss M perform “The Rose” five days a week! Order premium Bette Midler tickets from OnlineTickets.com today!