I tore all the pictures from all of their frames
And all of your T-shirts, I gave them away
I gave up those friends we both hung around
And I gave up that bar on the east side of town
I quit driving by to see if you're home
And I took your damn number right out of my phone
I came to my senses and I gave up drinking aloneBut I kept the roses
Right by my bed
And they should make me lonely
But i'm smiling instead
Cause you weren't the one babe
But you were the closest
I let the rest of us go
But I kept the roses
I guess they remind me of how love can feel
Sometimes it don't work doesn't mean it ain't real
Oh, we had something different, we had something great
Oh, somethings they just wilt awaySo I kept the roses
Right by my bed
And they should make me lonely
But i'm smiling instead
Cause you weren't the one babe
But you were the closest
I let the rest of us go
But I kept the rosesLa la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la la la la la la la
Oh, I kept the roses
Right by my bed
And they should make me lonely
But i'm smiling instead
Oh, cause you weren't the one babe
But you were the closest
I let the rest of us go
But I kept the rosesI let the rest of us go
But I kept the roses
