Well darlin' roses ain't enough
For a girl like you
Brand new cars, all that stuff
It only makes you feel so blue
I never thought loving you would be that rough
But roses ain't enough

Well now I call you on the phone
I write you love letters
I wine you and dine you and you don't feel no better
Clean my custom sedan before I come out to your place
And you got that "I ain't going nowhere" look on that ol' face
I'm standing on the front porch all alone wondering, "Where did I go wrong?"

Well darlin' roses ain't enough
For a girl like you
Brand new cars, all that stuff
It only makes you feel so blue
I never thought loving you could be that rough
But roses ain't enough

I asked your Daddy for your hand
You left me waiting in the aisles
Church full of people who were all decked out in style
Forget the honeymoon to Rome, the down payment on the house
'Cause I'm back at your mama's screen door showing myself out
I'm driving back home all alone wondering, "Where did I go wrong?"

Well darlin' roses ain't enough
For a girl like you
Brand new cars, all that stuff
It only makes you feel so blue
I never thought loving you would be that rough
But roses ain't enough