I beg you pardon I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine there`s gotta be a little rain sometimes
When you take you got to give so live and let live or let go
I beg you pardon I never promised you a rose garden
I could promise you things like big diamond rings
But you don`t find roses growin` on stalks of clover so you better think it over
If sweet talking you could make it come true
I would give you the world right now on a silver platter but what would it matter
So smile for a while and let`s be jolly love shouldn`t be so melancholy
Come along and share the good times while we can
I beg you pardon I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine there`s gotta be a little rain sometimes
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I never promised you a rose gaden
I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon
But if that`s what it takes to hold you I`d just as soon let you go
But there`s one thing I want you to know
Look before you leap still waters run deep
And there won`t always be someone there to pull you out
And you know what I`m talking about
Smile for a while and let`s be jolly love shouldn`t be so melancholy...
I beg you pardon I never promised you a rose garden