By most accounts, George Jones is the finest vocalist in the recorded history of country music. Initially, he was a hardcore honky tonker in the tradition of Hank Williams, but over the course of his career he developed an affecting, nuanced ballad style. In the course of his career, he never left the top of the country charts, even as he suffered innumerable personal and professional difficulties. Only Eddy Arnold had more Top Ten hits, and Jones always stayed closer to the roots of hardcore country. Jones was born and raised in east Texas, near the city of Beaumont.
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Cold Cold Heart Lyrics
George Jones
You don't know who I am,
But I know all about you;
I've come to talk to you tonight,
About the things I've seen you do.
I've come to set the record straight,
I've come to shine the light on you;
Let me introduce myself,
I am the cold hard truth.
There is a woman we both know,
I think you know the one I mean;
She gave her heart and soul to you,
You gave her only broken dreams.
You say you're not the one to blame,
For all the heartaches she's been through;
I say you're nothin' but a liar,
And I'm the cold hard truth.
All your life that's how it's been,
Looking out for number one;
Taking more than you leave,
Moving on when your done.
With her you could have had it all,
A family and lots of laughs;
If you had any sense at all,
You'd go and beg her to come back.
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You think that you're a real man,
But you're nothing but a fool;
The way you run away from love,
The way you try to play it cool.
I gonna say this just one time,
Time is running out on you;
You best remember me my friend,
I am the cold hard truth.
You best remeber me my friend,
I am the cold hard truth...