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I love what I’ve done and I just can’t stand to see what they’re doing to it. But I’ve learned to live with it because that’s what they’ve done. They’ve come in with the modern sounds. I call it modern pop. It’s not country anymore.

George Jones

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 you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
GEORGE JONES

Baby Crazy Drink Drive
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.
GEORGE JONES

Character Chemistry Drink Enough Maybe Other Problem
The only thing different between sinners and saints is one is forgiven and the other ain’t.
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Different Forgiven Other Saint Sinner
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
I lay my head on the wheel and the horn begins honking, the whole neighborhood knows that I’m home drunk again.
GEORGE JONES

Again Drunk Head Home Honk Lay Social Taboo
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.”
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Country Difference Drunk Father Night Say Sing Song Time
I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
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Eat Rather Sad Sing Song
You can’t put this possum in a cage
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Cage Possum Puut
Today they forget you in five years. They give an artist nowadays four or five years and that’s it.
GEORGE JONES

Artist Couple Five Forget Four Nowadays Year
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
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 key glistening in the ignition. I imagine the top speed for that old mower was five miles per hour.
GEORGE JONES

Engine Glistening Glow Horsepower Key Rotary Seat Ten Under
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
He stopped loving her today, they placed a wreath upon his door.
GEORGE JONES

Death Door Love Stop Today Wreath

I love what I’ve done and I just can’t stand to see what they’re doing to it. But I’ve learned to live with it because that’s what they’ve done. They’ve come in with the modern sounds. I call it modern pop. It’s not country anymore.

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I love what I’ve done and I just can’t stand to see what they’re doing to it. But I’ve learned to live with it because that’s what they’ve done. They’ve come in with the modern sounds. I call it modern pop. It’s not country anymore.

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