I Threw Away The Rose Lyrics by Charley Pride
Album : The Country Way [RCA Victor]
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(Merle Haggard)

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 me 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
And 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 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...
(Merle Haggard)      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 me 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.      --- Instrumental ---      I stood by and watched the bottle take control of me   The turn I made was not the one I'd planned   And 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 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...