[Verse]
I can hardly bare the sight of cigarettes
With a lipring in the ashtray
Lyin' cold the way you left them
But at least your lips caressed them while you packed
And a lip ring on a half-filled cup of coffee
That you poured and didn't drink
But at least you thought you wanted it
That's so much more than I can say for me

[Chorus]
What a good year for the roses
Many moons still linger there
The lawn could stand another mowin'
Funny, I don't even care
As you turned to walk away
And as the door behind you closes
The only thing I can say
It's been a good year for the roses

[Verse]
After three full years of marriage
It's thе first time that you haven't made thе bed
I guess the reason we're not talkin'
There's so little left to say, that ain't been said
Though a million thoughts go racin' through my mind
I find I haven't said a word
From the bedroom those familiar sounds
Of our one baby's cryin' goes unheard
[Chorus]
What a good year for the roses
Many blooms still linger there
The lawn could stand another mowin'
Funny, I don't even care
As you turned and walked away
As as the door behind you closes
The only thing that I can say
It's been a good year for the roses