Lyrics:

I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden Along with the sunshine, there's gotta be a little rain sometimes I could promise you things, Like big diamond rings But if that's what it takes to hold you I'd as soon as let you go But there's one thing I want you to know Oh, smile for a while and lets be jolly Love shouldn't be so melancholy Come along, 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 sometimes I said, Oh oh oh oh, I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden You never promised me a Rose Garden You never said it would be easy You never promised me a leisure lifetime You only said you'd never leave me CHORUS: Well I never took the time to realize How much I needed love in order to survive I was so spoiled...a princess in my time And your love was so deep And mine...so blind You never promised me a ring made out of diamonds A band of gold you said was all you could buy You never said I'd be a rich man's lady And oh my darling...no, you never lied CHORUS: Well I never took the time to realize How much I needed love in order to survive I was so spoiled...a princess in my time And your love was so deep And mine...so blind (SOLO) And now you're gone...and I'm alone, and I'm so lonely Nothing seems to be the same One day I turned around and you no longer loved me In my life there's been a big change Now...I've a big house With pillars standing tall all around Yeah, and I've got a garden And it's g