Lyrics
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
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Credits
Performances
This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but it was performed in concert by The Coward Brothers 2006-10-08 in San Francisco.
Recordings
- Merle Haggard, A-side of single and on Branded Man, 1967
- Stonewall Jackson, on Stonewall Jackson Country, 1967
- Charley Pride, on Country Way, 1967
- Conway Twitty, on Conway Twitty Country, 1967
- George Jones, on The George Jones Story, 1968
- Carl Smith, on Country On My Mind, 1968
- Porter Wagoner, on The Bottom Of The Bottle, 1968
- Hank Snow, on Award Winners, 1971
- Lorrie Morgan, on Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute To Merle Haggard, 1994
Bootlegs
- This section is incomplete.
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