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