About The Song
“Rose Garden” was released in 1970, it by Lynn Anderson is a classic country hit that achieved instant success, topping the country charts and winning Anderson a Grammy Award. “Rose Garden” topped various charts globally, reaching number 1 in multiple countries. In the United States, it peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, number 1 in Cash Box, and number 1 in Record World. Anderson’s rendition won her the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards.
The song explores the complexities of love and relationships, conveying the message that love, like a rose garden, has both beauty and thorns. The lyrics convey life’s ups and downs, symbolized by a rose garden amidst sunshine and rain. Beyond being a mere song, “Rose Garden” is a timeless piece of music with heartfelt lyrics and a catchy melody, encouraging listeners to embrace life’s imperfections and find strength in adversity.
Lyrics
I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine there's gotta be a little rain sometime
When you take, you gotta give, so live and let live and let go, oh, oh, oh, oh
I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden
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 talking 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 a while and let's be jolly; love shouldn't be so melancholy
Come along and 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 sometime
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon
But if that's what it takes to hold you I'd just as soon let you go
But there's one thing I want you to know
You'd 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 talking about
So smile for a while and let's be jolly; love shouldn't be so melancholy
Come along and 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 sometime
I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine, there's gotta be a little rain sometime