[00:19.92]Once I lived a life of wine and roses and
[00:28.83]I drank a lot back then for one concern
[00:37.98]Success for me lay just around the corner
[00:47.19]I thought my social friends would help me make me turn
[00:55.95]But now I'm paying for the days of wine and roses
[01:08.70]A victim of the drunken life I chose
[01:13.95]Now all my social friends look down their noses
[01:24.33]Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose
[01:52.68]I stood by and watched the bottle take control of me
[01:57.72]The turn I made was not the one I'd planned
[02:13.02]And I watched my social standings slip away from me
[02:21.72]While I watched the bottle slowly take command
[02:29.79]Now I'm paying for the days of wine and roses
[02:42.30]A victim of the drunken life I chose
[02:47.46]Now all my social friends look down their noses
[02:57.81]Cause I kept the wine and threw away the rose

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 me 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
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