I beg your pardon   I never promised you a rose garden   Along with the sunshine   There's goin' to be a little rain sometime      When you take, you gotta give   So live and let live and let go      I beg your pardon   I never promised you a rose garden      I could promise you things   Like big diamond rings   But you don't find roses growin'   On stalks of clover   Well, you better think it over      Well, if sweet talkin' you   Could make it come true   I would hand you the world right now   On a silver platter   But what would it matter?      So smile for a while and let's be jolly   Life shouldn't be so melancholy   Come on let's share the good times   While we can      I beg your pardon   I never promised you a rose garden   Along with the sunshine   There's goin' to be a little rain sometime      I beg your pardon   I never promised you a rose garden      But I could sing you a tune   Or promise you the moon   But if that's what it takes to hold you   I'd just as soon let you go   But there's one thing I want you to know      You better look before you leap   Still waters run deep   There won't always be someone there   To pull you out   That's just what I'm talkin' about      So smile for a while and let's be jolly   Life shouldn't be so melancholy   Come on let's share the good times   While we can      I beg your pardon   I never promised you a rose garden   Along with the sunshine   There's goin' to be a little rain sometime      I beg your pardon   I never promised you a rose garden   Along with the sunshine   There's goin' to be a little rain sometime      I beg your pardon   I never promised you a rose garden      I beg your pardon   I never promised you a rose garden   Along with the sunshine   There's goin' to be a little rain sometime      I beg your pardon