once i lived a life of wine and roses i drank a lot back then for one concern success for me lay just around the corner i thought my social friend would help me make the 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 for 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 planned and i watched my social standings slip away from me as i slowly watched the bottle take command and 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 for i kept the wine and through away the rose 