Jones, George - Life To Go Lyrics






I've got a sad, sad story friends, that I I don't like to tell
I had a home and family, when they locked me in this cell
I've been in here eighteen years that's a long time I know
But time don't mean a thing to me 'cause I've got life to go.

I went one night where the lights were bright to see what I could see
I met up with an old friend there, who's thought the world of me
He brought me drinks and he took me to every honky tonk in town
But words were said and now he's dead, I just had to bring him down.

It has been a long time now since I've heard from my wife
I guess I'd be there with her yet if I hadn't used the knife
I'll bet that little girl of mine don't realize or know
Her daddy's been here eighteen years and still got life to go.

I'll bet there's not one man outside that's spent this long in jail
I'll be here in this prison till my body's just a shell
I can't be free to go and see the ones that I love so
Yes, I've been in here eighteen years I've still got life to go.

Yes, I've still got life to go.
Yes, I've still got life to go...





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  1. d.... p....

    The Rolls-Royce of country music

  2. j.... 2....

    I’ll be locked here in this cell till my body is just a shell

    j.... 2....

    Lonesome whistle, Hank.

  3. C.... W....

    Time to stop thinking and start drinking.

  4. A.... H....

    The greatest, voice and entertainer, we lost one of the greastest.

  5. J.... L....

    Love it

  6. M.... m....

    hell he wrote it ,,great song George

  7. a.... ....

    This is George's 1960 REMAKE for Mercury Records of his original 1957 recording of the song for Starday Records. Bear Family's recent 6CD "Legend" box set reveals the original was recorded in December 1957 at Gold Star in Houston, Texas. The Mercury remake posted here lacks the raw feel of his original 57 version. Stonewall Jackson covered the song in August '58 in a similar style (fiddles and piano) to George's version posted here.

  8. T.... N....

    I don't know if either version is "far greater" than the other. Jackson's version does have more soul, though. Jones' voice doesn't feel as expressive here, and the steel guitar in Jackson's recording matches the tone of the song.

  9. J.... C....

    Stonewall Jackson's rendition was far greater

    J.... C....

    +Jason Clark Well yeah, but he couldn't have sung it if ol' George hadn't wrote it.

    J.... C....

    I disagree lol everyone has opinions

  10. G.... M....

    George really resembles Jim Carry in alot of those pics.  Or vice versa.

    G.... M....

    Greezy Mcgill —I though it was just me. My wife doesn’t see it.

  11. k.... A....

    Only George can sound like this.  W0w

  12. R.... A....

    The song written by george and stonewall Jackson.
    59 was year stonewall
    60 was George.

  13. a.... ....

    I never liked this overproduced 60s remake from George.  His first (December 1957) recording for Starday Records of the song had a much simpler (guitar & bass) backing and better fitted the theme of the song.

  14. C.... N....

    He was the King of country at one time

    C.... N....

    +Curtis Neilson He still is, th sad thing is the under 30 crowd hardly even knows who he is

    C.... N....

    +Willem you are cirrect

    C.... N....

    Curtis Neilson I'm 13

  15. J.... C....

    This is a cover of Stonewall Jackson's huge hit. As with most Possum covers, he outdid the original.

    J.... C....

    Possum wrote this song in the mid-50's. 

    J.... C....

    Thanks for the info. I did not know that he had written this song. I just knew that Stonewall had the hit on it. I usually pride myself on knowing who wrote what but I missed on this one. Thanks again!

    J.... C....

    No problem.  There are two versions of this song that Possum did, one was from the early to mid-50's and has different lyrics and one was with the same lyrics as Stonewall's version.  I think Possum recorded the 2nd version around the same time as Stonewall (1958).

    J.... C....

    if Im not mistaking he wrote this tune!

  16. k.... j....

    THANK YOU,
    KEVIN J HERMAN,CHICAGO,IL. USA

  17. B.... D....

    i always loved this song, i dont know why he never came out with a single on this song cause it was a sad but beautiful song, he had it cut on an album or two, i think it would been a hit for him, if he had.

  18. D.... C....

    my mom used to sing this in the 60s

  19. z.... ....

    Great song from a great singer. Rest easy, Possum. Your legend lives on.