“The Glory of Love” – Bette Midler (from the “Beaches” soundtrack)
* The song is featured twice in the movie: (1) fast & lively version sung by Mayim Bialik
and (2) slow & sadder version sung by Better Midler. Endings of both versions are written below.
Verse 1:
You’ve got to give a little
Take a little
And let your poor heart break a little
That’s the story of
That’s the glory of love.
Verse 2:
You’ve got to laugh a little
Cry a little
Until the clouds roll by a little
That’s the story of
That’s the glory of love.
Bridge:
As long as there’s the two of us,
We’ve got the world and all its charms
And when the world is through with us
We’ve got each other’s arms.
Verse 3:
You’ve got to win a little
Lose a little
Yes, and always have the blues a little
That’s the story of
Ending A: (slow version)
That’s the glory of love.
That’s the story of
That’s the glory of love.
Ending B: (fast version)
That’s the glory of loooooooooove
My momma told me, that’s the glory of love.