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

-BRIDGE-

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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