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Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.

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.
GEORGE JONES

Bad Couple Giving Hit Lord Pray Record Want Year
I took my $100,000 and bought a new Corvette, a lot of cocaine, and spent the rest on foolishness.
GEORGE JONES

Bought Cocaine Foolishness New Rest Spent Took
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.
GEORGE JONES

Artist Crook Fix Hat Jeans Kind Lighten Nose Right Straightened Teeth
You can shut out the world. But you always have to stop, and the world is always waiting when you do.
GEORGE JONES

Always Out Shut Stop Waiting World
There are questions I’m still not wise enough to answer, just wise enough to no longer ask.
GEORGE JONES

Enough Longer Inspirational Life Question Wise
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.
GEORGE JONES

Break Field Lost Love Naturally never Offer Other Road
Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
GEORGE JONES

Before Country Ger Government Judging Pessimistic Roles Rolle
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.
GEORGE JONES

Always Business Change Fake Fan Love Response Singer Tell
You can’t put this possum in a cage
GEORGE JONES

Cage Possum Puut
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
He stopped loving her today, they placed a wreath upon his door.
GEORGE JONES

Death Door Love Stop Today Wreath
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
I can’t be all that wrong. I do love traditional country music. I love the good stuff.
GEORGE JONES

Country Good Love Muisc Stuff Traditional Wrong
Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks.
GEORGE JONES

Alcoholic Character Drinking Drunk Lazy Maybe Other Some Voluntary
If people liked your singing well enough, if you were special to them, then you never left their minds throughout all of the years.
GEORGE JONES

Enough Mind People Sing Special Yea
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.
GEORGE JONES

Fan Lord Out Record Road Still There Want Work

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