I can't promise you roses br which bloom of brilliant red br but I promise, when you need me br as much as possible br I will be here for you br br I can't promise you perfection br for perfection I am not br I am like the rose br thorns are all I've got br and tears are what I know br br I can't promise you wealth br with money to shower away br the old pains that engulf you br but I can give you my love br to share throughout each day br br I can't promise you the stars br for they are out of my reach br but I can show you how to walk br gently through your stormy nights br I’ll hold your hands till we cross the Gibraltar br br I can't promise total happiness br and never a tear in your eye br but I can give you my word br that in every way I will try br to listen and wipe the tears you shed br br I can't promise eternal life br for this is not mine to give br but I can promise you something br to love and support you br everyday in which we live br br so you see I am not the best br and I'm not leaps above the rest br but then you will never know br until you've put me to the test br when we reach the edge of the riverbr br Padmore Enyonam Agbemabiesebr br