George Jones - I Am What I Am (1985) by George Jones (보컬) on maniadb.com

He said I'll love you 'til I die
she told him you'll forget in time
And as the years went slowly by
she still preyed upon his mind
He kept her picture on his wall
went half crazy now and then
he still loved her through it all
Hoping she'd come back again

I'VE AGED TWENTY YEARS IN FIVE
WRITERS B. PARRISH, C. GORDON

As I look in the mirror this morning
On some dirty old restroom wall
It took a while to realize it's really me there inside
'Cause I've aged twenty years in five.
I recall when I looked much younger
And it wasn't so long ago
But one night of drinking to four nights of wine
And you'll age twenty years in five.
Chorus:
I've aged twenty years in five
I've seen the dark side of life
From a mansion on a hill
To straight whiskey from a still
And you'll age twenty years in five.
Before the bottle I played my music
On the road with a five piece band
And with the pressures of the game
I drank up fortune and fame
And I aged twenty year in five.
Oh, but I'll change this way I've been living
Or I'll be gone before my time
I'll climb back to the top
And with my friends I won't stop
Till I erase twenty years in five.
Yes, I'll erase twenty years in five...

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 our eyes that tells the news
And you're just a sister to satisfaction
And I'm just a brother to the blues

It's hard to tell exactly which direction
We might go at any given time
It's just a constant search for affection
And we need all the comfort we can find

I know you can feel this attraction
From a night of love that both of us could use
'Cause you're just a sister to satisfaction
And I'm just a brother to the blues

Yes, you're just a sister to satisfaction
And I'm just a brother to the blues...

> The bars are all closed
It's four in the morning
Must have shut 'em all down
By the shape that I'm in
I lay my head on the wheel
And the horn begins honking
The whole neighborhood knows
That I'm home drunk again
[Chorus]
And if drinking don't kill me
Her memory will
I can't hold out much longer
The way that I feel
With the blood from my body
I could start my own still
And if drinking don't kill me
Her memory will
These wild old bones they move slow
But so sure of their footsteps
As I trip on the floor
And lightly touch down
Lord it's been ten bottles
Since I tried to forget her
But the memory still lingers
Lying here on the ground
[Chorus]

I've always said someday
I was gonna leave you.
Some April when all the land is wet.
Some spring, summer, fall or maybe winter.
I'll leave someday but I'm not ready yet.

I know I should of left the day
I knew your love was dyeing.
But I passed up every date
That I ever set.
But I know I'll leave
When my heart tells me it's ready.
But I'm still around, but I'm not ready yet.

(Spoken)
Yah know I must have left you
a hundred times but you don't know that.
'Cause I was afraid you'd laugh
when you found out just how far I'd get.
But you didn't, and you don't.
I know you aint gonna ever.
And someday I'll go, but I'm not ready yet.

I know I should of left the day
I knew your love was dyeing.
But I passed up every date
That I ever set.
But I know I'll leave
When my heart tells me Lord willing
But I'm still around, but I'm not ready yet.
But I'm still around, 'Cause I'm not ready yet.

A long time forgotten
Are dreams that just fell by the way.
And the good life he promised
Ain't what she's living today.
But she never complains
Of the bad times or bad things he's done, Lord.
She just talks about the good times they've had
And all the good times to come.

She's a good-hearted woman
In love with a good-timin' man.
She loves him in spite of his ways
That she don't understand.
Through teardrops and laughter,
They'll pass through this world hand in hand,
A good-hearted woman
Lovin' her good-timin' man.

He likes the night life,
The bright lights, and good-timin' friends.
When the party's all over,
She'll welcome him back home again.
Lord knows she don't understand him,
But she does the best that she can.
'Cause she's a good-hearted woman;
She loves her good-timin' man.

She's a good-hearted woman
In love with a good-timin' man.
She loves him in spite of his ways
That she don't understand.
Through teardrops and laughter,
They'll pass through this world hand in hand,
A good-hearted woman
Lovin' her good-timin' man.

-One-
I can see you're advertising
Cause you keep giving me the eye
It won't take long to tell you in my song
I wanna be with you tonight
I've been badly needing bookings
And you're the best contact I've known
And I'm gonna be A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW
If you keep a-coming-on

-CHORUS-
I'm gonna be A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW
Since you have set the stage
Take me in, unlock the door
And let the tiger out of his cage
I don't need no dress rehearsal

Cause my heart don't beat that strong
But I'm gonna be A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW
If you keep a-coming-on

-Two-
Well the introductions over
We've got our hearts in tune
Let me know before we start the show
Am I falling in love too soon
I've got a heart 'bout as big as Texas
About the size of the Astrodome
And I'm gonna be A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW
If you keep a-coming-on

Baby wants me to go cold turkey, bone dry
No Jack Daniels, no Jim Beam whiskey, bone dry
No stoppin' after work for a beer with the guys
Nothin' in the mornin' to open my eyes
It's hard comin' down from a permanent high, bone dry

I got my doubts if I can make it, a bone dry
It's a crazy world I don't know if I can take it, a bone dry
It's only been an hour, I'm startin' to shake
Sixty more minutes and I know I'll break
How much more of this hell can I take? Bone dry

Well, bone dry, boy, am I dry as a bone?
How'd I ever say I'd ever leave it alone?
Break down, shake down layin' in bed
Covers are soaked and I'm damn near dead and I'm bone dry

Baby took a look at her cold turkey, bone dry
I tried to smile but my mouth wasn't working I was bone dry
This is one promise that I'm gonna keep
Unless I get lucky and die in my sleep
One way or the other I'm gonna be bone dry

Well, bone dry, boy, am I dry as a bone?
How'd I ever say I'd ever leave it alone?
Break down, shake down layin' in bed
Covers are soaked and I'm damn near dead
Bone dry, bone dry, bone dry, bone dry