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 JONESI 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.
More George Jones Quotes
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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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He stopped loving her today, they placed a wreath upon his door.
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If you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
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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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I’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
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Even they are competing with the same type of problem that I’m competing with.
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There’s nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody.
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Country music should speak directly and simply about the highs and lows of life. Something that anyone can relate to.
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I just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I’m gaining weight,
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Walk through this world with me, go where I go. Share all your dreams with me, for I love you so.
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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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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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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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There, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat.
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If drinking don’t kill me, her memory will.
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