作词 : CHESTNUT, J.
I can hardly bear the sight of lipstick on the cigarettes there in the ashtray
 Lyin cold the way you left em, but at least your lips caressed them while
 You packed
 Or the lip-print 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
 
 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 turn to walk away
 As the door behind you closes
 The only thing I have to say
 Its been a good year for the roses
 
 After three full years of marriage, it's the first time that you haven't
 Made the bed
 I guess the reason were not talkin, there's so little left to say we
 Haven't said
 While a million thoughts go racin through my mind, I find I haven't said a word
 >from the bedroom the familiar sound of a babys cryin goes unheard
 
 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 turn to walk away
 As the door behind you closes
 The only thing I have to say
 Its been a good year for the roses