Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lynn Anderson
Lynn Anderson
Vocals
The Nashville Edition
The Nashville Edition
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joe South
Joe South
Songwriter
Cam Mullins
Cam Mullins
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Glenn Sutton
Glenn Sutton
Producer
Margie Hunt
Margie Hunt
Executive Producer
Warren Weberg
Warren Weberg
Mastering Engineer
Randy Hling
Randy Hling
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine
There's got to be a little rain sometimes
When you take you got to give
So live and let live or let go
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
[Verse 2]
I could promise you things like big diamond rings
But you don't find roses growin' on stalks of clover
So you better think it over
Well if sweet-talkin' you could make it come true
I would give you the world right now on a silver platter
But what would it matter?
So smile for awhile and let's be jolly
Love shouldn't be so melancholy
Come along and share the good times while we can
[Verse 3]
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine
There's got to be a little rain sometimes
[Verse 4]
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
[Verse 5]
I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon
But if that's what it takes to hold you, I just as soon let you go
But there's one thing I want you to know
You better look before you leap, still waters run deep
And there won't always be someone there to pull you out
And you know what I'm talkin' about
So smile for awhile and let's be jolly
Love shouldn't be so melancholy
Come along and share the good times while we can
[Verse 6]
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine
There's got to be a little rain sometimes
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Written by: Joe South
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