The Bramble and the Rose

These are the original lyrics written by Barbara Keith. Many people are more familiar with Jim Ringer & Mary McCaslin's modified lyrics but there we love her original lyrics' special punch, e.g. the final line of the 1st chorus and the last line of the last verse!

We have been so close together,
Each a candle, each a flame.
All the dangers were outside us,
And we knew them all by name.

Now see how the bramble and the rose
Intertwine.
Now love grows like the bramble and the rose
Often cruel, often kind.

Now I've hurt you, and it hurts me
Just to see what we can do
To ourselves and to each other
Without really meaning to. 

Now see how the bramble and the rose
Intertwine.
Now love grows like the bramble and the rose
'Round each other they will wind.

So put your arms around me.
Yes, and sing a true love song
One that we can sing together
Just to last a whole life long 

Now see how the bramble and the rose
Intertwine.
Now love grows like the bramble and the rose
'Round each other we will wind.

—Words & Music by Barbara Keith
(C) 1971 EMI Fesit Catalog, Inc. All Rights Reserved