I Threw Away The Rose Lyrics - Stonewall Jackson

Once I lived a life of wine and roses I drank a lot back then so one concern 

Success for me lay just around the corner 

I thought my social friends could 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 

[ dobro ] 

I stood by and watched the bottle take control of me 

The turn I made was not the turn I'd planned 

I watched my social standings slip away from me 

Yes I watched the bottle slowly take command 

Oh now I'm paying for the days... 

Yes I kept the wine and threw away the rose