(I Never Promised You A)
By Joe South
A Mickey McBride Arrangement
Chorus
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
SO LIVE AND LET LIVE, OR LET GO..., OH, OH, OH,
I BEG YOUR PARDON,
I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN,
Verse 1
I COULD PROMISE YOU THINGS LIKE BIG DIAMOND RINGS...
BUT YOU DON’T FIND ROSES
GROWING ON STALKS OF CLOVER,
SO YOU BETTER THINK IT OVER,
Verse 2
WHEN IT’S SWEET TALKING, YOU COULD MAKE IT COME TRUE,
I WOULD GIVE YOU THE WORLD RIGHT NOW
ON A SILVER PLATTER,
BUT WHAT WOULD IT MATTER,
Bridge
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,
Chorus
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,
SO LIVE AND LET LIVE, OR LET GO..., OH, OH, OH,
I BEG YOUR PARDON,
I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN,
Verse 3
I COULD SING YOU A TUNE AND PROMISE YOU THE MOON,
BUT IF THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES TO HOLD YOU,
I’D JUST AS SOON LET YOU GO,
BUT THERE’S ONE THING I WANT YOU TO KNOW,
Verse 4
YOU BETTER LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP,
AND THERE WON’T ALWAYS BE SOMEONE THERE....
TO PULL YOU OUT,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT I’M TALKIN’ ABOUT,
Bridge
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,
Tag
I BEG YOUR PARDON,
I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN,
ALONG WITH THE SUNSHINE,
THERE’S GOTTA BE A LITTLE RAIN SOMETIME.
ROSE GARDEN
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