Has noone ever thought about the title as more than an irony contrasting the roses to the couple in the song? Since their marriage is on the brink of breaking apart and they got so used to living together ("I guess the reason we're not talkin', there's so little left to say we haven't said") he never buys her roses anymore. In that respect "it's been a good year for the roses" because they haven't been cut for him to give them to her.
Has noone ever thought about the title as more than an irony contrasting the roses to the couple in the song? Since their marriage is on the brink of breaking apart and they got so used to living together ("I guess the reason we're not talkin', there's so little left to say we haven't said") he never buys her roses anymore. In that respect "it's been a good year for the roses" because they haven't been cut for him to give them to her.