作词 : Merle Haggard 作曲 : Merle Haggard Once I lived a 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 ( steel - el.banjo ) I stood by and watched the bottle take control of me The turn I made was not the one I'd planned I watched my social standings slip away from me While I watched the bottle slowly take command And now I'm paying for... Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose
作词 : Merle Haggard 作曲 : Merle Haggard Once I lived a 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 ( steel - el.banjo ) I stood by and watched the bottle take control of me The turn I made was not the one I'd planned I watched my social standings slip away from me While I watched the bottle slowly take command And now I'm paying for... Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose
