I Take My Chances 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 Mary Chapin Carpenter - I Take My Chances - http://motolyrics.com/mary-chapin-carpenter/i-take-my-chances-lyrics.html
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