Elvis Costello Good Year For The Roses Lyrics

Good Year For The Roses Lyrics

can hardly bear the sight of lipstick on the cigarettes there in the ashtray
Lyin` cold the way you left `em, but at least your lips caressed them while
you packed
Or the lip-print on a half-filled cup of coffee that you poured and didn`t
drink
But at least you thought you wanted it, that`s so much more than I can say
for me

What a good year for the roses
Many blooms still linger there
The lawn could stand another mowin`
Funny I don`t even care
As you turn to walk away
As the door behind you closes
The only thing I have to say
It`s been a good year for the roses

After three full years of marriage, it`s the first time that you haven`t
made the bed
I guess the reason we`re not talkin`, there`s so little left to say we
haven`t said
While a million thoughts go racin` through my mind, I find I haven`t said a
word
>From the bedroom the familiar sound of one baby`s cryin` goes unheard

What a good year for the roses
Many blooms still linger there
The lawn could stand another mowin`
Funny I don`t even care
As you turn to walk away
As the door behind you closes
The only thing I have to say
It`s been a good year for the roses