how many roses how many blue skies how many sunsets before you realize caught up in the race again news is flashin and everyone is cashin in how many dollar bills would it take for you to wake up and smell the roses how many roses how many blue skies how many sunsets before you realize i got up on the plane in amsterdam i said my sights are on japan touch ground and look out over the sea i m thinkin bout home again how many roads leads back to you how much more time will i get to see them through are there so many years to see what is standing right in front of me how many roses how many blue skies how many sunsets before you realize  so many roses fill the air so many blue skies everywhere so many roses fill the air so many blue skies