It Don't Bring You

It Don't Bring You - Elizabeth Ward Land

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 had

Always been my good luck charm

I should've known that

Luck's was just 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 won'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

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

Now I can't bring you kindness

If you ain't kind