I Never Promised You A Rose Garden Song

Glen campbell written by.

I never promised you a rose garden song. It was first recorded by billy joe royal on his 1967 studio album. Versions by south himself and dobie gray appeared shortly after the original. 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 talking about. I never promised you a rose garden is another way of saying i never said it would be easy.

Aside from peaking at 3 on the us hot 100 it also topped the country chart for five weeks. Gray s version became a minor hit in north america in 1969. I never promised you a rose garden. 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 got to give so live and let live or.

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.