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Country music should speak directly and simply about the highs and lows of life. Something that anyone can relate to.

George Jones

We didn’t want to sing but we sang.
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Desire Need Result Sang Sing Want
I want to record if the Lord wants me to still record, and I just want to do my work on the road as long as I got those fans out there.
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Fan Lord Out Record Road Still There Want Work
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
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
I’ve always said that if I could have made a living someway in gospel music,
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Always Break Field Gospel Job Living Made Music Someway
Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
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Before Country Ger Government Judging Pessimistic Roles Rolle
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
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
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
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
He stopped loving her today, they placed a wreath upon his door.
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Death Door Love Stop Today Wreath
Loneliness is lessened when you’re lonely by choice.
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Choice Lessened Loneliness Lonely
Anybody who loves country music loves gospel.
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Anybody Artist Country Gospel Love People
I just thank God I’m still here and the main thing is to try to get closer and closer to Him as much as I can so that I can treat my friends and my family the way they should be treated.
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Closer Friend God Just Manin Thank Thing Treat Trying Way
It goes beyond the money. It goes beyond all of that and the glory.
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Beyond Goes Love Misuse Money Much People Something

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