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If drinking don’t kill me, her memory will.

George Jones

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
You can shut out the world. But you always have to stop, and the world is always waiting when you do.
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Always Out Shut Stop Waiting World
You never see yourself as others do but I’ve always beeen proud to be part of country music and I hope that the format is proud of me.
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Country Format Hope Music never Others Proud Yourself
Country music to me is heartfelt music that speaks to the common man. It is about real life stories with rather simple melodies that the average person can follow.
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Common Country Man Music Real Simple Speak
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
I sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it.
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Country Heart Music People Respond Sing
Don’t let the ‘business’ change what it is you love because the people, the fans, respond to what is heartfelt. They can always tell when a singer is faking it.
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Always Business Change Fake Fan Love Response Singer Tell
Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks.
GEORGE JONES

Alcoholic Character Drinking Drunk Lazy Maybe Other Some Voluntary
Even they are competing with the same type of problem that I’m competing with.
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Competing Country Even Gospel Modern New Problem Same Style Type
There, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat.
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Engine Gleaming Glow Half Horse Key Seat Taken Ten
I hear some new artists that sound country but the record labels and country radio lean more toward a more rock feel for what gets signed to a label and played on the radio.
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Artist Country Hear Label More Radio Record Rock Some
Walk through this world with me, go where I go. Share all your dreams with me, for I love you so.
GEORGE JONES

Dream Love Romantic Walk World You
If drinking don’t kill me, her memory will.
GEORGE JONES

Drink Drinking Memories Sadness Think
Maybe some folks drink due to body chemistry and others due to their lazy characters. Maybe some have drinking problems, while others have problems enough to drink.
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Character Chemistry Drink Enough Maybe Other Problem
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
If people liked your singing well enough, if you were special to them, then you never left their minds throughout all of the years.
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Enough Mind People Sing Special Yea

If drinking don’t kill me, her memory will.

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