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
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 standing 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
Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose
Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose