Rose Garden Songtext
von Ray Conniff

I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine
There′s gotta be a little rain sometime
When you take, you gotta give
And live and let live
Or let go
I beg your 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 tops of clover
So you better think it over

When it's sweet-talkin' you
Could make it come true
You said you′d give me the world right now
On a little silver platter
But then 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 your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine
There′s gotta be a little rain some time
Now, when you take, you gotta give
And live and let live
Or let go
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden

I beg your pardon (I beg your pardon)
I never promised you a rose garden (I never promised you a rose garden)
Along with the sunshine (along with the sunshine)
There's gotta be a little rain some time (there′s gotta be a little rain some time)
I beg your pardon (I beg your pardon)
I never promised you a rose garden (I never promised you a rose garden)
Along with the sunshine (along with the sunshine)
There's gotta be a little rain some time (there′s gotta be a little rain some time)
I beg your pardon (I beg your pardon)