George Jones

[Torrent Maniak]

Busted

Busted

My bills are all due and the babies need shoes,
But I'm Busted
Cotton's gone down to a quarter a pound
And I'm Busted
I got a cow that's gone dry
And a hen that won't lay
A big stack of bills
Getting bigger each day
The county's gonna haul my belongings away,
But I'm Busted
So I called on my brother to ask for a loan
'Cause I was Busted
I hate to beg like a dog for a bone,
But I'm Busted
My brother said, "there's not a thing I can do,
My wife and my kids
Are all down with the flu
And I was just thinkin' about callin' on you,
'Cause I'M Busted."
Lord, I ain't no thief, but a man can go wrong,
When he's Busted
The food that we canned last summer is gone,
But I'm Busted
Now the fields are all bare
And the cotton won't grow
Me and my family's gotta pack up and go
But I'll make a living, just where, I don't know
'Cause I'm Busted

 

[Torrent Maniak]

C. C. Waterback

C. C. Waterback

CC Waterback one tequilla sunrise
One's for my aching head the other's for my bloodshot eyes
Last night I let it all hang out I guess that's how my head got sore
CC Waterback I can't stand the pain no more

Last night we got invited to a party at the Jones' place
For fun and games and booze and things I guess I must drunk a case

But that lady of mine drank warm red wine til she couldn't even find the door
She wound up on the Jones' bed and I wound up on the floor
CC Waterback one tequilla sunrise...
[ trumpet ]
CC Waterback one tequilla sunrise...

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Call The Wrecker For My Heart

Call The Wrecker For My Heart

They called the wrecker for my heart
This time I think I need a jump start
And if she tore it up again
She might just have to tow me in.

They call the man up on the phone
Tell him I'm stranded and alone
Now I don't know how to start
So call the wrecker for my heart.

I'm on a highway in the dark
Because my ticker lost it's spark
A brand new car drove her away
She left me for a Chevrolet.

Wrecked my box and stripped the gears
It got to rough for me to cheer
And how my head began to ache
When she told me to put on the brake.

They called the wrecker for my heart
This time I think I need a jump start

And if she tore it up again
They might just have to tow me in.

They call the man up on the phone
Tell him I'm stranded and alone
Now I don't know how to start
So call the wrecker for my heart.

--- Instrumental ---

So get my heart a pullin' the wreck
Like some old worn out Pontiac
Adjust the valves and seal the leaks
And get me back on the street.

They called the wrecker for my heart
This time I think I need a jump start
And if she tore it up again
She might just have to tow me in.

They call the man up on the phone
Tell him I'm stranded and alone...

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Candy Hearts

Candy Hearts

Once upon a time when we were in our teens
We shared our future hopes and plans and many lovely dreams
Do you recall that happy day about my love that true
And I gave a box of candy hearts with these new words to you.

One little heart said I love you, one said please be mine
One said kisses to you dear and one said your devine
One little heart said dear you're the sweetest one said love me true
So with that box of candy hearts I gave my love to you.

--- Instrumental ---

Now the lonely night are passin' while I'm far away
I wonder if you'll feel the same when I return someday
I can't forget I love you yet and I alway will
So I'm sending candy hearts to say exactly how I feel.

One little heart said I love you, one said please be mine
One said kisses to you dear and one said your devine
One little heart said dear you're the sweetest one said love me true
So with that box of candy hearts I gave my love to you.

Yes, with that box of candy hearts I gave my love to you...

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Choices

Choices

I've had choices
since the day that I was born.
There were voices
that told me right from wrong.
If I had listened,
no I wouldn't be here today.
Living and dying
with the choices I've made.

I was tempted.
By an early age I found
I like drinkin'.
Oh, and I never turned it down.
There were loved ones,
but i turned them all away.
Now I'm living and dying
with the choices I've made.

I've had choices
since the day that I was born.
There were voices
that told me right from wrong.
If I had listened,
no I wouldn't be here today.
Living and dying
with the choices I've made.

I guess I'm paying
for the things that I have done.
If I could go back,
oh, Lord knows I'd run.
But I'm still losing
this game of life I've played.
Living and dying
with the choices I've made.

I've had choices
since the day that I was born.
There were voices
that told me right from wrong.
If I had listened,
I wouldn't be here today.
Living and dying
with the choices I've made.

Living and dying
with the choices I've made.

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Christmas In The Mountains

Christmas In The Mountains

Mama's busy making her own decorations
Papa's cutting down a Christmas tree
And the children are all lookin' for old Santa
And everybody's waiting for the Christmas jubilee.

I'm going home, back to the mountain
Where I can hear the mountain banjo ring
I'm going home, back to the mountain
I'm coming home bow mountain 'cause it's Christmas time again.

--- Instrumental ---

I can here the banjos ringing in the mountain
Christmas time is coming through the spring
I can smell the ham a-cooking in the kitchen
I can feel the Christmas spirit when the mountain people sing

I'm going home, back to the mountain
Where I can hear the mountain banjo ring
I'm going home, back to the mountain
I'm coming home bow mountain 'cause it's Christmas time again.

I'm coming home bow mountain 'cause it's Christmas time again.

--- Instrumental to fade ---

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Christmas Is For Kids

Christmas Is For Kids

Christmas time is coming, that special time of year
When Santa and his reindeer magically appear
Bringing lots of presents in shinging green and red
To put a smile on every child 'cause Christmas is for kids.

Christmas is for kids from one to ninety-nine
And the kid come out in everyone each year about this time
So as we gather 'round the tree let's all and bow our heads
And thank the Lord for all we have but most of all for kids.

--- Instrumental ---

Uncle Joe threw snowballs till his fingers froze
And how the snow flakes tickled melting on your nose
There goes daddy down the hill riding on my sled
Well, I guess nobody told him that Christmas is for kids

Momma's popping popcorn that we'll put on a string
To wrap around the Christmas tree while everybody sings
Grandma's telling stories bout the things that Jesus did
And grandpa's telling everyone that Christmas is for kids

Christmas is for kids from one to ninety-nine
And the kid come out in everyone each year about this time
So as we gather 'round the tree let's all and bow our heads
And thank the Lord for all we have but most of all for kids.

And thank the Lord for all we have but most of all for kids...

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Christmas Time's A-coming

Christmas Time's A-coming

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten, and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.

(I'm dreaming of a white Christmas.)

--- Instrumental ---

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten, and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.

May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white...

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Close Together

Close Together

Everybody knows that the grass is close to the ground
Fifteen unces and a half are close to a pound
Everybody knows that the leaves are close to the tree
But there's yet to be for them to see
Things as close together as you and me.

Everybody knows Niagara is close to the Falls
And the fact is known that windows are close to the walls
Everybody knows that Nashville is close to Tennessee
But there's yet to be for them to see
Things as close together as you and me.

Grass will wilt when you pull it from the ground
You'll lose weight when you take away a pound
Leaves will die when you chop down the tree
Like I would if you would taken from me.

Niagara wouldn't be seen without Falls
Windows wouldn't be broke without walls
Nashville's in Tennessee
And love will always be in you and and me.

Everybody knows that freight trains are close to the track
And the truth is known that shoe soles are close to the tracks
Everybody knows that the sea shores are close to the sea
But there's yet to be for them to see
Things as close together as you and me.

Oh, things as close together as you and me...

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Color Of The Blues

Color Of The Blues

Up above me are the skies like the twinkle in your eyes
These things are the colors of the blues
In the mail your letter came the ink and paper looked the same
Blue must be the color of the blues
Bluebird's singin' in the trees seems to sympathize with me
But he's not singing like he used to do
The pearly waters in the sea feel as cold as you left me
Blue must be the color of the blues
[ fiddle ]

There's a rainbow overhead with more blue than gold and red
Blue must be the color angels choose
A blue dress you proudly wore when you left to return no more
Blue must be the color of the blues
Blue days come and blue days go how I feel nobody knows
Life is mighty empty without you
There's a blue note in each song that I sing since you are gone
Blue must be the color of the blues