I 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      And a lip print on a half-filled cup of coffee   That I poured and didn't drink   But at least you thought you wanted it   And that so much more then I can say for me      It's been a good year for the roses   And many blooms still linger there   The lawn could stand another mowin'   Funny, I don't even care      And when you turn to walk away   As the door behind you closes   The only thing I know to say   It's been a good year for the roses      After three full years of marriage   It's the first time that I haven't made the bed   I guess the reason we're not talkin'   There's so little left to say, we haven't said      And while a million thoughts go racin' through my mind   I find I haven't spoke a word   And from the bedroom, the familiar sounds   Of our one baby's cryin' goes unheard      But what a good year for the roses   And may blooms still linger there   The lawn could stand another mowin'   Funny I don't care      And when you turn to walk away   As the door behind you closes   The only thing I know to say   It's been a good year for the roses      The only thing I know to say   It's been a good year for the roses