[Verse 1]
A I can hardly bare the sight of lipstick
DA On the cigarettes there in the ashtray
A Lying cold the way you left them
DA But at least your lips carressed them while you packed
D And a lip print on a half-filled cup of coffee
A That you poured and didn't drink
E7 But at least you thought you wanted it
A That's so much more than I can say for me
 [Chorus]
D What a good year for the roses
E7A Many blooms still linger there
Bm7 The lawn could stand another mowing
E7A Funny, I don't even care
D As you turned to walk away
E7DA As the door behind you closes
Bm7 The only thing I know to say
E7 A D, A/C# E7, A, D/A, A, [Verse 2]
A After three full years of marriage
DA It's the first time that you haven't made the bed
A I guess the reason we're not talking
DA There's so little left to say, we haven't said
D While a million thoughts go running through my mind
A I find I haven't said a word
E7 From the bedroom the familiar sound
A Of our one baby's crying goes un-heard
 [Chorus]
D What a good year for the roses
E7A Many blooms still linger there
Bm7 The lawn could stand another mowing
E7A Funny, I don't even care
D As you turned to walk away
E7DA As the door behind you closes
Bm7 The only thing I know to say
E7ADA/C# E7, A