One Run for the Roses Song Lyrics and Chords by Cal Smith
One Run For The Roses
Recorded by Cal Smith
Written by Jerry Chesnut
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Talk with me a little while
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walk with me one more mile
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Meantime I'll pretend the world's
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all
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Try to think of something we can
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say to make it better
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Nothing to
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remind me it's al
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l
over
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I feel as though I've ran a rac
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e here I am in second place
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It's no secret everybod
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y knows it
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So pour my wine in a silver cup
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one more time then
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hang it up
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this will be my
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one run for the
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ro-se
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Wishing on the one hand I could
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look at love like you can
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take it with a little grain of
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salt
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Knowing on the other hand I'd neve
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r love this much again
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Or maybe I could
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simply laugh it
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off
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I may find somebody new
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stop my soul from wanting you
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I could try but baby I don'
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t know this
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How could I love daffodils when
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scarlet pedals
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always
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me of my
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one run for the
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ro-se
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s
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If we should meet again can I
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pretend
I'm just someone who barel
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y knows you
With
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time alone on my side I'l
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l leave an awful lot of pride
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And finally play the
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part I'm s
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uppose
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Now I take what's left of m
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e try to bow out gracefully
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Hoping your new love won't eve
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notice
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One day I may learn to live
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with violets and
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daffodils
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Knowing I made
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one run for the
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roses
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this will be my
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one run for the
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ro-se
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FAQ
Who sang the the song One Run for the Roses?
- The song One Run for the Roses was sang by Cal Smith.
Who is Cal Smith?
- Calvin Grant Shofner (April 7, 1932 - October 10, 2013), known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hits "Country Bumpkin" and "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler".
