George Jones

fox69 · 02.01.2017

"The Man That You Once Knew"

"The Man That You Once Knew"

If you see a man in clothes that's old and ragged
And he walks from bar to bar in worn out shoes
If people point and whisper, "God have mercy"
Would you deny the man that you once knew

If on the street I meet you with your new love
And I walk right up and say, "How do you do"
Would you turn your back and tell him you don't know me
Would you deny the love that you once knew

Would you be ashamed to remember
I'm the same man who lost ev'rything for you
If tomorrow on the street I die a beggar
Would you deny the man that you once knew

Would you deny the love that you once knew...

fox69 · 02.01.2017

"The Old Man No One Loves"

"The Old Man No One Loves"

In a bar room down in Georgia sits an old man
His whisker grey and two or three days old
You can tell he's dreaming up another story
Just in case there's one hasn't told.

There's a story that he tell about a woman
And always says she was a beauty queen
But he said the angels came for her one morning
After that he just gave up on everything.

The old man no one loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The old man no one loves could tell some big ones
And everybody laughs and said you know that old man lies.

There's the one he always tell about his children
His son, the Doctor's up in Ohio
His daughter owns a bank in California
But he don't ever see them anymore.

The old man no one loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The old man no one loves could tell some big ones
And everybody laughs and say you know that old man lies.

But you know that old man that no one loves, he died this morning
The whole town was shocked by all those big long limousines
And all his children gathered 'round and they wept beside him
And one cried out my daddies gone to join his beauty queen.

The old man no one loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The old man no one loves could tell some big ones
And everybody laughs and said you know that old man lies.

The old man no one loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The old man no one loves could tell some big ones...

fox69 · 02.01.2017

"The Old Rugged Cross"

"The Old Rugged Cross"

On a hill far away
Stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross,
Where the dearest and best,
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

So, I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

To the old rugged cross
I will ever be true,
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He'll call me some day
To my home far away,
Where His glory forever I'll share.

So, I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown...

fox69 · 02.01.2017

"The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)"

"The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)"

I stopped off at the Quicksack
For some beer and cigarettes
The old man took my money
As he stared at my Corvette
He said, I had one just like her son,
A 1963
'Til the man down at the
Bank took her from me

[Chorus:]
Oh, She was hotter than a two dollar pistol
She was the fastest thing around
Long and lean, every young man's dream
She turned every head in town
She was built and fun to handles, son
I'm glad that you dropped in
She reminds me of the one I loved back then.

Then, I handed him my keys and said,
Here take her for a spin
The old man scratched his head, and said
Then he looked at me and grinned
He said son you just don't understand
It ain't the car I want
It's the brunette in your 'vette that turns me on.

[Chorus:]
I had one that was hotter than a two dollar pistol
She was the fastest thing around
Long and lean, every young man's dream
She turned every head in town
She was built and fun to handles, son
I'm glad that you dropped in
She reminds me of the one I loved back then.

[Chorus:]
Lord, she was hotter than a two dollar pistol
She was the fastest thing around
Long and lean, every young man's dream
She turned every head in town
She was built and fun to handles, son
I'm glad that you dropped in
She reminds me of the one I loved back then.

She reminds me of the one I loved back then...

fox69 · 02.01.2017

"The Precious Jewel"

"The Precious Jewel"

Way back in the hills, when a boy, I once wandered
Buried deep in her grave lies a girl that I love
She was called from this earth, a jewel for heaven
More precious than diamonds more precious than gold.

A jewel here on earth, a jewel in heaven
She'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne
May the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven
They've broken my heart and they left me to roam.

When a girl of sixteen, we courted each other
She promised someday to become my sweet wife
I bought her the ring to wear on her finger
But the angels they called her to heaven one night.

A jewel here on earth, a jewel in heaven
She'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne
May the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven
They've broken my heart and they left me to roam...

fox69 · 02.01.2017

"The Race Is On"

"The Race Is On"

I feel tears wellin' up cold and deep inside
Like my heart's sprung a big break
And the stab of loneliness, sharp and painful
That I may never shake
Now you might say that I was taking it hard
Since you wrote me off with a call
But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow
When I may break right down and bawl

Now the race is on and here comes pride up the backstretch
Heartaches are going to the inside
My tears are holding back
They're trying not to fall
My heart's out of the running
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
And the winner loses all

One day I had ventured in love, never once suspecting
What the final results would be
How I lived in fear of waking up each morning
And finding that you'd gone from me
There's aching and pain in my heart
For the day was the one that I hated to face
Somebody new came up to win her
And I came out in second place

Now the race is on and here comes pride up the backstretch
Heartaches are going to the inside
My tears are holding back
They're trying not to fall
My heart's out of the running
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
And the winner loses all

fox69 · 02.01.2017

"The Real McCoy"

"The Real McCoy"

Sittin' on a bar stool sippin' on a glass of tea
Well, when this lady walked by and she tried to put the make on me
She had fake eye lashes and her home [?] hair, it nearly blew my mind
And it makes me realize that the real thing is hard to find

But you're the real McCoy, you're natural thing
From the smile on your face to your walk, to your diamond ring
Your the real McCoy there's nothing fake about you
Yeah, you're a first class lady, yeah baby, you're a dream come true.

Everybody loves these thing just to pass the time
And it's a wam bam thing where the feelings are left behind
Ah, but baby when you hold me tight you're making everything alright
Cause you're one in a million and the real thing is hard to find.

But you're the real McCoy, you're natural thing
From the smile on your face to your walk, to your diamond ring
Your the real McCoy there's nothing fake about you
Yeah, you're a first class lady, yeah baby, you're a dream come true.

But you're the real McCoy, you're natural thing
From the smile on your face to your walk, to your diamond ring

fox69 · 02.01.2017

"The Right Left Hand"

"The Right Left Hand"

I've cried a million tears,
Down through the years.
Searching for that special one.
And the vows I took before,
Where all forever more,
But no matter how I tried they came undone.

Then the good lord finally gave me
The true love of a lady,
Someone who believes in me.
And she lets me know each day,
That love is here to stay.
I finally found someone who'll never leave.

[Chorus:]
I put a golden band on the right left hand this time,
And the right left hand put a golden band on mine.
When our hair is snowy white,
Time will prove I'm right.
I put a golden band on the right left hand this time.

I'll never have to reach
For the love that my heart needs,
She'll be close enough to touch.
And when the nights are long and cold,
She'll be there to hold,
All dressed up for one more night of love.

[Chorus:]
I put a golden band on the right left hand this time,
And the right left hand put a golden band on mine.
When our hair is snowy white,
Time will prove I'm right.
I put a golden band on the right left hand this time.

I put a golden band on the right left hand this time...

fox69 · 02.01.2017

"The Rock"

"The Rock"

When you wake up in the mornin' and you wonder
Why no one's beside you where I usually lay
And you think you hear the sound of distant thunder
Well, that's just your old rock (just your old rock) a-rolling away.

I was a rock standing strong for you
For there was nothing that I wouldn't do
No matter the cost I was ready to pay
Now you say I'm only holding you down
Like some old rock you've been draggin' around
Yes, I'm your old rock (just your old rock) but now I'm rolling away.

I'm rolling away on a downhill grade
But I'm gonna come to rest at a mountain of love someday
'Cause I finally understand if you're resting on shifting sand
Well, even a rock (even a rock) will go a-rolling away.

I was a rock standing strong for you
No, there was nothing that I wouldn't do
No matter the cost I was ready to pay
Now you say I'm only holding you down
Like some old rock you've been draggin' around
Yes, I was your old rock (just your old rock) but I'm a-rolling away.

Honey, I was your rock (just your old rock) now I'm rolling away.

fox69 · 02.01.2017

"The Same Sweet Girl"

"The Same Sweet Girl"

All the years have seemed so short since I have known you
And the love I've shared with you I won't forget
And if we should ever reach a hundred years dear
You will be the same sweet girl as when we met
I'm so glad that I have found you little darling
In my heart I hold the sweetest memory
And each time I gaze into your eyes that's heaven
I can see the same sweet girl so dear to me
You will never have to live on just a promise
I will always be around you when you call
I will never share my kisses with another
Only with the same sweet girl my one and all
I'm so glad that I have found you little darling...