I Threw Away The Rose - Re-Recorded In Stereo

Once I lived a life of wine and roses and
 I drank a lot back then for one concern
 Success for me lay just around the corner
 I thought my social friends would 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
 I stood by and watched the bottle take control of me
 The turn I made was not the one I'd planned
 And I watched my social standings slip away from me
 While I watched the bottle slowly take command
 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