Good Year For The Roses Lyrics - Elvis Costello

I can hardly bear the sight of lipstick 

On the cigarettes there in the ashtray 

Lyin' cold the way you left 'em 

But at least your lips caressed them 

While you packed 

Or the lip-print on a half-filled cup of coffee 

That you poured and didn't drink 

But at least you thought you wanted it 

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

What a good year for the roses 

Many blooms still linger there 

The lawn could stand another mowin' 

Funny, I don't even care 

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As you turn to walk away 

As the door behind you closes 

The only thing I have to say 

It's been a good year for the roses 

After three full years of marriage 

It's the first time that you haven't made the bed 

I guess the reason we're not talkin' 

There's so little left to say we haven't said 

While a million thoughts go racin' through my mind 

I find I haven't said a word 

From the bedroom the familiar sound 

Of a baby's cryin' goes unheard 

What a good year for the roses 

Many blooms still linger there 

The lawn could stand another mowin' 

Funny, I don't even care 

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As you turn to walk away 

As the door behind you closes 

The only thing I have to say 

It's been a good year for the roses