I guess the reason we're not talkin'
That's so much more than I can say for me
And as the door behind you closes
Lyin' cold the way you left them
When you turned and walked away
Songwriter: Jerry Chesnut
The only thing I know to say
When you turned and walked away
But what a good year for the roses
Many blooms still linger there
But at least you thought you wanted it
I can hardly bare the sight of lipstick
It's been a good year for the roses
Of our one baby's cryin' goes unheard
It's the first time that you haven't made the bed
The only thing I know to say
Publisher: SONY/ATV SONGS D/B/A TREE PUBG CO
That you poured and didn't drink
And a lip print on a half-filled cup of coffee
Funny, I don't even care
After three full years of marriage
And from the bedroom those familiar sounds
On the cigarettes there in the ashtray
Funny, I don't even care
Many blooms still linger there
It's been a good year for the roses
I find I haven't spoke a word
The lawn could stand another mowin'
While a million thoughts go racin' through my mind
There's so little left to say, we haven't said
And as the door behind you closes
The lawn could stand another mowin'
But at least your lips caressed them while you packed
It's been a good year for the roses