I Threw Away the Rose-George Jones

[ti:I Threw Away The Rose] [ar:George Jones] [al:Almost Persuaded] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I Threw Away the Rose (扔掉玫瑰) - George Jones (乔治·琼斯) [00:05.86]Written by：Merle Haggard [00:11.72]Once I lived a life of wine and roses [00:19.49] [00:20.66]I drank a lot back then for one concern [00:28.20] [00:30.26]Success for me lay just around the corner [00:37.63] [00:38.92]I thought my social friend would help me [00:42.70] [00:43.84]Make the turn [00:46.82] [00:47.69]But now I'm paying for the days of wine and roses [00:56.75] [00:58.05]A victim of the drunken life I chose [01:06.16] [01:07.26]Now all my social friends look down their noses [01:15.53] [01:16.51]For I kept the wine and threw away the rose [01:24.45] [01:34.99]I stood by and watched the bottle take control of me [01:43.71] [01:44.75]The turn I made was not the one I planned [01:52.07] [01:53.66]And I watched my social standings slip away from me [02:02.46] [02:03.20]As I slowly watched the bottle take command [02:10.68] [02:11.64]And now I'm paying for the days of wine and roses [02:20.44] [02:21.84]A victim of the drunken life I chose [02:29.60] [02:30.93]Now all my social friends look down their noses [02:38.97] [02:39.96]For I kept the wine and through away the rose