George Jones – A Good Year For The Roses Duet (Guitar)

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I can hardly bear the sight of lipstick,

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on the cigarettes there in the ashtray.

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Lying cold the way you left them,

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at least your lips caressed them, while you packed.

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And a lip print on a half-filled cup of coffee,

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that you poured and didn't drink.

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But at least you thought you wanted it.

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That's so much more than I can say for me.

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But what a good year for the roses.

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Many blooms still linger there.

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The lawn could stand another mowing.

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It's funny, I don't even care.

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When you turned and walked away.

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And as the door behind you clo-ses.

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The only thing I know to say;

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It's been a good year for the ro-ses.

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After three full years of marriage,

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it's the first time that you haven't made the bed.

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I guess the reason we're not talking,

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there's so little left to say we, haven't said.

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While a million thoughts go running through my mind,

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I find I haven't spoke a word.

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And from the bedroom those familiar sounds,

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of our one baby's crying goes unheard.

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But what a good year for the roses.

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Many blooms still linger there.

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The lawn could stand another mowing.

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Funny, I don't even care.

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And when you turned you walked away.

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And as the door behind you clo-ses.

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The only thing I know to say.

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It's been a good year for the ro-ses.