Once I lived a life of wine and roses
And I drank a lot back then for one concern
Success for me laid 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 and watched the bottle take command of me
The turn I made was not
The one I'd planned
And I watched my social friends slip away from me
While I watched
The bottle slowly take command
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
Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose