Love is a rose But you better not pick it It only grows when it's on the vine A handful of thorns and You'll know you've missed it You lose your love When you say the word "mine" I wanna see what's never been seen I wanna live that age old dream Come on, boys, let's get together Let's take the best right now Take the best right now Love is a rose But you better not pick it It only grows when it's on the vine. A handful of thorns and You'll know you've missed it You lose your love When you say the word "mine" I wanna go to an old hoe-down Long ago in a western town Pick me up when my feet are draggin' Give me a lift and i'll hay your wagon Love is a rose But you better not pick it It only grows when it's on the vine A handful of thorns and You'll know you've missed it You lose your love When you say the word "mine" Love is a rose But you better not pick it It only grows when it's on the vine A handful of thorns and You'll know you've missed it You lose your love When you say the word "mine" Mine, mine, mine