The story of the song’s inception has been told in Peter Guralnick’s book Lost Highway (p. 180). Minnie Elerick, a ticket-tacker at Gilley’s eponymous nightclub “Gilley’s”, as a favor
asked Mickey to record “She Called Me Baby”, one of her favorite songs, for local jukebox play. Just by chance Mick...
If I sent a rose to you
For everytime you made me blue
You'd have a room full of roses
And if I sent a rose of white
For every time I cried all night
You'd have a room full of roses
And if I took the petals
I would tear them all apart
I'd be tearing at the roses
Just the way you broke my heart
If someday you're feeling blue
And you could send a roses, maybe too
Don't send me a room full of roses
But I want my arms around you
And if I took the petals
I would tear them all apart
I'd be tearing at the roses
Just the way you broke my heart
If someday you're feeling blue
And you could send a roses, maybe too
Don't send me a room full of roses
But I want my arms around you
Room Full of Roses was written by Tim Spencer.
Room Full of Roses was produced by Mickey Gilley.