i threw away the rose

once i lived the 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

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

and 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

'cause i kept the wine and threw away the rose