Mary Chapin Carpenter - It Don't Bring You lyrics

(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 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