Roses

I don’t need the finer things

Like a big house on a hill

I don’t need fortune or fame

I’m pretty happy with the space I fill

And I’m not looking for answers

To the secrets of old

I’m just trying to make my way

The only way I know

I don’t need your sympathy

Don’t need your sad songs

I’m not asking for anything

That I can’t get on my own

I’ve still got a fountain of pride

I’m not afraid to be alone

And I don’t need your roses

I don’t need them till I’m gone

I’m not searching for El Dorado

Don’t need no city of gold

I’m not looking for a promise land

Where the milk and honey flow

Baby I’ve got all I need

Right here in this guitar

It may not take me round the world

But it sure has brought me far

I don’t need your sympathy

Don’t need your sad songs

I’m not asking for anything

That I can’t get on my own

I’ve still got a fountain of pride

I’m not afraid to be alone

And I don’t need your roses

I don’t need them till I’m gone

Some were born with good luck

Some with a silver spoon

But baby I was born

To break all the rules

I don’t need your sympathy

Don’t need your sad songs

I’m not asking for anything

That I can’t get on my own

I’ve still got a fountain of pride

I’m not afraid to be alone

And I don’t need your roses

I don’t need them till I’m gone

I don’t need your sympathy

Don’t need your sad songs

I’m not asking for anything

That I can’t get on my own

I’ve still got a fountain of pride

I’m not afraid to be alone

And I don’t need your roses

I don’t need them till I’m gone

And I don’t need your roses

I don’t need them till I’m gone