Hi there.
" I never promised you a rose garden."
1. Does a 'rose garden' have a special meaning? Why not a daisy garden etc.?
" When you take, you gotta give, so live and let live,
Or let go."
2. Please explain the quote. What does 'let live' mean? Is it a common usage?
"But you don't find roses growin' on stalks of clover."
3. Please explain the quote. What is 'on stalks of clover'? It a common usage?
" I would give you the world right now on a silver platter,"
4. Is 'on a silver platter' an idiom? What does it mean?
" Love shouldn't be so melancholy."
5. Is 'melancholy' commonly known word?
Thanks in advance.
still waters run deep (from dictionary.com)
A person's calm exterior often conceals great depths of character, just as the deepest streams can have the smoothest surfaces.
melancholy (from Cambridge)
adjective
sad:
melancholy autumn days
a melancholy piece of music
jolly (HAPPY) (from Cambridge)
adjective
happy and cheerful:
a jolly smile/manner/mood
She's a very jolly, upbeat sort of a person.
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The Song
Lynn Anderson, Rose Garden Lyrics