i threw away the rose

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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 noses, '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 standings 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 noses, 'cause i kept the wine and threw away the rose, 'cause i kept the wine and threw away the rose