Rose Garden
Life's Promise: Navigating Love's Complexities in Virginia Lee's Rose Garden
Lyrics
I beg your pardon
I apologize
I never promised you a rose garden
I never guaranteed you a trouble-free life
Along with the sunshine
Despite the pleasant moments
There's gotta be a little rain sometime
Challenges are inevitable
When you take you gotta give
Reciprocity is essential
So live and let live or let go
Accept differences or release attachments
I beg your pardon
I apologize (repeated)
I never promised you a rose garden
I never guaranteed you a trouble-free life (repeated)
I could promise you things like big diamond rings
I could offer materialistic things
But you don't find roses growing on stalks of clover
Roses don't grow on ordinary plants
So you better think it over
Consider the choices carefully
When it's sweet talking you can make it comes true
Sweet words can be turned into reality
I would give you the world right now on a silver platter
I'm willing to give you everything
But what would it matter?
Yet, it may not have significance
So smile for a while and let's be jolly
Find joy in the moment
Love shouldn't be so melancholy
Love should not bring sadness
Come along and share the good times while we can
Embrace happiness together
I beg your pardon
I apologize (repeated)
I never promised you a rose garden
I never guaranteed you a trouble-free life (repeated)
Along with the sunshine
Despite the pleasant moments
There's gotta be a little rain sometime
Challenges are inevitable
I beg your pardon
I apologize (repeated)
I never promised you a rose garden
I never guaranteed you a trouble-free life (repeated)
I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon
I could express love through song
But if this what it takes to hold you
If it requires unrealistic promises
I'd just as soon let you go
I'd prefer to let you go
But there's one thing I want you to know
But you should know
You better look before you leap, still waters run deep and
Be cautious, hidden troubles exist
There won't always be someone there to pull you out
No one will always rescue you
And you know what I'm talking about
Understand the warning
So smile for a while and let's be jolly
Find joy in the moment
Love shouldn't be so melancholy
Love should not bring sadness
Come along and share the good times while we can
Embrace happiness together
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