Del Reeves I Threw Away The Rose Lyrics

I Threw Away The Rose Lyrics

Once I lived a life of wine and roses



And I drank a lot back then for one concern



Success for me lay just around the corner



I thought my social friends would help me make the turn







But now I'm paying for the days of wine and roses



A victim of the drunken life I chose



Now all my social friends look down their noses



Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose



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I stood by and watched the bottle take control of me



The turn I made was not the one I'd planned



I watched my social standings slip away from me



While I watched the bottle slowly take command







But now I'm paying for the days...



Yes I kept the wine and threw away the rose