Gilbert Becaud - L'important c'est la rose, en anglais (1967). br br Ask the man who’s been around br Through a hundred towns and by-ways br On a thousand hills and highways for he knows br If the Eiffel Tower falls br And the Bank of England closes br He’s still left with the importance of the rose. br br L’important c’est la rose... br br In the eye of time we’re just br Heaps of dust along the highway br And as far along the highway as it goes br We must go with what we’ve got br What we give and what we’re given br For a lesson in true livin’, watch the rose. br br L’important c’est la rose...