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A Good Year For THe Roses
Lyrics
I can hardly bare the sight of lipstick
On the cigarettes there in the ashtray
Lyin' cold the way you left them
But at least your lips caressed them while you packed
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I can hardly bare the sight of lipstick
On the cigarettes there in the ashtray
Lyin' cold the way you left them
But at least your lips caressed them while you packed
full lyrics...
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Features Of This Song
country roots
heavy use of vocal harmonies
repetitive melodic phrasing
acoustic rhythm piano
paired vocal harmony
acoustic sonority
major key tonality
string section beds
melodic songwriting
a smooth male lead vocalist
an emotional male lead vocal performance
slide/pedal steel guitars
acoustic rhythm guitars
subtle use of the harmonica
heartbreaking lyrics
narrative lyrics

These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this song by the Music Genome Project.
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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