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I lay my head on the wheel and the horn begins honking, the whole neighborhood knows that I’m home drunk again.

George Jones

Different people have their ways of measuring success, maybe it’s not the right way but wrong’s what I do best.
GEORGE JONES

Different Measure People Philosophy Success Way Wrong
A new artist today has to get their teeth fixed, has to tighten their jeans up, and they have to get ’em the right kind of hat, and if anything’s wrong with their nose, if it’s a little crooked, it’s got to be straightened up.
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Artist Crook Fix Hat Jeans Kind Lighten Nose Right Straightened Teeth
I would have loved to had that break, but it never was offered to me, a job in that field, so naturally, I got lost on that other road.
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Break Field Lost Love Naturally never Offer Other Road
After the first couple of years recording I did a lot of praying. I said, ‘Lord, please give me a hit.’ I want one so bad.
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Bad Couple Giving Hit Lord Pray Record Want Year
There’s nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody.
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Lost Melody Nothing Prettier Song World
I just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I’m gaining weight,
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Eight Enjoy Food Gain Keep Long Through Want Weight
I would just like to say thank you to each one of my fans for supporting me all these years and continuing to come to the concerts and buy my music. I owe them everything.
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Continue Each Everything Fan One Say Support Thank Year You
Everybody knows in the business how I feel about country music. I’m an old traditionalist. Then they just call me an old man and stuck in my old ways, but with all the fans I’ve got out there,
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Business Country Everybody Men Music Old Stuck Stuff Traditionalist
I’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
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Best Esteem Low Self Practice Wrong
It didn’t make much difference what time of night it was, whenever [my father would] come in drunk, he’d say, “Get up and sing me some songs.”
GEORGE JONES

Country Difference Drunk Father Night Say Sing Song Time
The only thing different between sinners and saints is one is forgiven and the other ain’t.
GEORGE JONES

Different Forgiven Other Saint Sinner
It might have taken an hour and a half or more for me to get to the liquor store, but get there I did.
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Half Hour Liquor might More Store Taken
Country fans need to support country music by buying albums and concert tickets for traditional artists or the music will just fade away. And that would be really sad.
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Album Artist Away Buy Country Music Need Support
Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.
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Inside Love Real Stay True Voice
A key glistening in the ignition. I imagine the top speed for that old mower was five miles per hour.
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Engine Glistening Glow Horsepower Key Rotary Seat Ten Under
We older artists are competing with the new style of country, with their new modern style of gospel, with the young people.
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Artist Completely Country Gospel Modern Music Order People Style Young

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