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A Picture of me Without You ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

Imagine a world where no music was playing Then think of a church where nobody's praying If you've ever looked up at a sky with no blue Then you've seen a picture of me without you Have you walked in a garden where nothing was …

Bartender Blues ( George Jones )

Well I'm just a bartender And I don't like my work But I don't mind the money at all I've seen lots of sad faces And lots of bad cases Of folks with their backs to the wall But I need four walls around me …

Boat Of Life ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

My friend is the going rough with troubled seas around Do angry winds beset your soul and dark clouds on you´ll frown Have you ever looked for bread and only found a stone Could it be because you're paddling your boat of life alone Is …

Brother To The Blues ( George Jones )

You and I don't need an introduction Neither one of us has that much to lose Cause you're just a sister to satisfaction And I'm just a brother to the blues Now I don't have to tell you nights are lonely There's a hunger in …

Come Home To Me ( George Jones )

Lying here thinking and I happen to think Blaming myself for the things that I said Hoping that you can forget and forgive My life without you ain't no way to live Come home to me come home to me It just won't be right …

Day After Forever ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

If you think you can depend on me you´re right you can If you think that I´m in love with you you´re right I am But nothing lasts forever all good thing's must end And it's only a matter of time Day after forever I´m …

Hello Heart ( George Jones )

Hello heart well I'm glad you came a knocking Oh I can see that pretty little honey's got you back a rocking Well ain't you something now you got me a jumping Oh where you been good to see you again hello heart Well I …

Here In The Real World ( George Jones )

Cowboys don't cry and heroes don't die Good always wins again and again Love is a sweet dream that always comes true Oh if life were like the movies I´d never be blue But here in the real world it´s not that easy at all …

High Tech Redneck ( George Jones )

He got 13 channels of wrestling Coming in strong from a satellite send Two hundred function remote control A big screen TV with stereo Football baseball NASCAR too With picture in a picture and it's all in view And if it comes on just a …

Honky Tonk Myself To Death ( George Jones )

Well I don't know why you left me But I do know that you're gone Colder nights you've turned my life into a sad old song And one way or another I gotta get me over you And I think there's only one thing left …

How Beautiful Heaven Must Be ( George Jones )

We read of a place that's called heaven It's made for the pure and the free These truths in God's Word He hath given How beautiful heaven must be How beautiful heaven must be Sweet home of the happy and free Fair haven of rest …

I Always Get Lucky With You ( George Jones )

I've had good luck and bad luck and no luck it's true But I always get lucky with you I've been turned on and turned down When the bars close at two but I always get lucky with you I keep two strikes against me …

If Only Your Eyes Could Lie ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

Girl I can tell that you're thinking of leaving But it'll hurt me so much you don't want me to know You've done all you can to hide what you're feeling Oh but one part of you it let's your feelings show Oh your fingertips …

I'm Not Ready Yet ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

I've always said that someday I was gonna leave you Some April when all the land is wet Some spring summer fall Lord or maybe winter I'll leave someday but I'm not ready yet I know I shoulda left the day I knew your love …

I Must Have Done Something Bad ( George Jones )

I must have done something bad sometime in my life And I paid for it time and again But this time you've hurt me so bad I could lay down and die And the pain grows each day ten times ten times ten If I …

Leaning On The Everlasting Arm ( George Jones )

What a fellowship what a joy divine Leaning on the everlasting arms What a blessedness what a peace is mine Leaning on the everlasting arms Leaning leaning safe and secure from all alarms Leaning lean-ing leaning on the everlasting arms Oh how sweet to walk …

Loving You Could Never Be Better ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

Well here we are again tonight alone just us two Where the lights are dim and true love is coming through There's no one else in this whole world as far as we're concerned We built ourselves a fire so let it burn When you …

Our Bed Of Roses ( George Jones )

The morning we moved in this house you said let's make a bed of roses So hand in hand we found that special place and I broke the ground I wiped that delta dirt from your face as you knelt there to sow them Oh …

She Needs Me ( George Jones )

No I don't know the girl at the bar in the short red dress I haven't had the chance to get acquainted with her yet But I can tell that she's lonely by the sadness in her eyes And she needs more than just a …

Skip a Rope ( George Jones )

Skip a Rope Skip a Rope Oh listen to the children while they play Now ain't it kinda funny what the children say Skip a Rope Daddy hates Mommy Mommy hates Dad Last night you should'a heard the fight they had Gave little sister another …

Small Time Laboring Man ( George Jones )

A dollar an hour eight hours a day Will soon make a young man wither away I work for my family with my wrinkled hands For I'm a small time laboring man Six long days each week I toil and I sweat But on Sunday …

Talk Back Trembling Lips ( George Jones )

Talk back trembling lips shaky legs don't just stand there Don't let her know that she's getting through to you Talk back trembling lips burning eyes don't start crying Heart don't let her know that you're break-ing in two Every day our love's a battle …

Tender Years ( George Jones )

You keep saying you love him I believe that it's true And it just doesn't matter How much I love you But in time you'll understand dear When you shed a tear Then you'll know you were living In your tender years In your eyes …

Tennessee Whiskey ( George Jones, David Allan Coe )

I used to spend my nights in a barroom Liquor was the only love I knew But you rescued me from reaching for the bottle And you brought me back from being so far gone You're as smooth as Tennessee whiskey You're as sweet as …

The Door ( George Jones )

I've heard the sound of my dear old mama cry-ing And the sound of the train that took me off to war And the awful sound of a thousand bombs ex-ploding And I wondered if I could take it anymore There were times when they …

The Good Ole Bible ( George Jones )

I believe the Father Adam Was the first created man That Eve was made his wife According to the Master's plan They lost their home in Eden The Lord they did offend I believe the good ole Bible From beginning to the end I believe …

The Grand Tour ( George Jones )

Step right up come on in if you'd like to take the grand tour Of a lonely house that once was home sweet home I have nothing here to sell you just some things that I will tell you Some things I know will chill …

The Race Is On ( George Jones )

I feel tears welling up cold and deep inside Like my heart's sprung a big break And a stab of loneliness sharp and painful That I may never shake You might say that I was taking it hard Oh she wrote me off with a …

The Right Left Hand ( George Jones )

I've cried a million tears down through the years Searching for that special one And the vows I took before were all forever more But no matter how I tried they came undone Then the good lord finally gave me the true love of a …

Too Cold At Home ( George Jones )

Well it sure feels good to come in here And just pull up a seat A frosty mug of a cool one Helps to beat the heat These old dog days of summer Lord I'll be glad when they're gone It's too hot to fish …

Treasure Of Love ( George Jones )

I've got a pocket full of pennies the heart full of gold Though my troubles are many I have treasures untold And the shack that I live in is a palace to me For the treasure of love the treasure of love you gave to …

Walk Through This World With Me ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

Walk through this world with me go where I go Share all your dreams with me for I love you so In life we search and some of us find I've looked for you a long long time And now that I've found you new …

Walls Can Fall ( George Jones )

I once stood in the darkness I couldn't see a light Backed up against the wall I built around my life I'd run out of reasons to ever love again But somehow you found a door and you came waltzing in Walls can fall storms …

We're Gonna Hold On ( Tammy Wynette, George Jones, ... )

We're gonna h-old on we're gonna h-old on We're gonna ho-o-ld on to each other Life can be rough sometimes it's kind A real good life is hard to find But the best love is the one we know And the faith we have between …

What My Woman Can't Do ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

What my woman can't do can't be done It amazes me how she can change my mind When it seems to be impossible she can do it every time And the way she always loves me she's got that down perfect too I keep asking …

When Did You Stop Loving Me ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

When did you stop loving me How long have I been a memory I've gotta know for my own san-i-ty Tell me when did you stop loving me There was a time when you worshipped where I stood Heaven knows I'd bring it back if …

When the Grass Grows Over Me ( George Jones )

I'll be over you when the grass grows over me When you left I thought that I would soon be over you Even told myself that I would find somebody new Time and tears have come and gone but not your memory But I'll be …

Why Baby Why ( George Jones )

Tell me why baby why baby why baby why You make me cry baby cry baby cry baby cry I can't help but love you till the day that I die So tell me why baby why baby why baby why well I got a …

Wine Colored Roses ( George Jones )

Today I got a long letter From one who still cares for me She asked lots of questions Like would I call her sometime And was I getting back on my feet She asked if I had quit drinking Like I promised her long ago …

Writing On The Wall ( George Jones )

She was holding back the tears As I packed up the last few years And said I'm tired of being so tied down I'm sure the kids will understand That daddy's making other plans I grabbed my bags and I was freedom bound And then …

Wrong's What I Do Best ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

Some men look for diamonds some men look for gold I'm just trying to find myself before I get too old Different people have their ways of measuring success Maybe it's not the right way but wrong's what I do best Oh well I've walked …

You Better Treat Your Man Right ( George Jones )

You better start to treatin' your man a little bit better You better wear a smile when I come home and not a frown You better give me everything I need in the line of lovin' Or there'll be a day [N.C.]when your old sweet …

You Couldn't Get The Picture ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

I walked in the front door turned the light on in the hall Then I saw the post-it notes that she had stuck up on the wall The first one said I love you but I can't live on love alone The Little yellow post-it-notes …

You Oughta Be Here With Me ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

If you think it's lonesome where you are tonight Then you oughta be here with me If you think there's heartaches where you are tonight Then you oughta be here with me Because with y-ou I'm whole without you I'm c-o-ld So if you think …