"I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose)" is the title of a song written by Jan Buckingham and Linda Young and recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Lee Greenwood

Lee Greenwood

Melvin Lee Greenwood is an American country music artist. Active since the early 1980s, he has released more than twenty major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts....

. It was released in July 1985 as the lead single from the album Streamline

Streamline (Lee Greenwood album)

Streamline' is a studio album by Lee Greenwood released on August 5, 1985. It was number one on US Country charts.-Side One:# "Streamline" - 3:20# "Lonely People" - 2:56...

. The song was Lee Grenwood's fourth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1