Rose Garden

Story Behind The Song

This lovely little traditional country song is just a cover song and I own absolutely NO credits to this song. I just love singing it. Maybe one day I might purchase the rights to perform/promote it.

Song Description

A story about love and relationships.

Song Length 2:54 Genre Country - Traditional, Country - General
Tempo Fast (151 - 170) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Subject Relationship Language English
Era 1970 - 1979

Lyrics

Performed by: Lynn Anderson
Authored by: Joe South
Rose Garden
Chorus:
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine
There's gotta be a little rain sometime

When you take you gotta give so live and let live
Or let go oh oh whoa whoa...

I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden

I could promise you things like big diamond rings
But you don't find roses growin' on stalks of clover
So you'd better think it over
When it's sweet talkin' you could make it come true
I would give you the world right now on a silver platter
But what would it matter
So smile for a while and let's be jolly
Life shouldn't be so melancholy
Come along and share the good times while we can

(Repeat chorus)

I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden

I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon
But if that's what it takes to hold you I'd just as soon let you go
But there's one thing I want you to know
You better look before you leap, still waters run deep
And there won't always be someone there
To pull you out
And you know what I'm talkin' about
So smile for a while and let's be jolly
Life shouldn't be so melancholy
Come along and share the good times while we can

(Repeat chorus)

Lyrics Joe South Music Joe South
Producer Joe South Publisher Joe South
Performance Cherri Wilson-Thornton Label Joe South
This track is on 1 Member Playlists
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