GEORGE JONES ON LETTERMAN

This is my Father's favorite musican ever. I used to be forced to listen to his records all throughout my childhood. I remember thinking to myself, "I HATE George Jones!!!" Little did I realize that I'd one day appreciate old Country & Western tunes and turn out to be a lot more like my Father than I originally thought.

With my Father's recent battle with Cancer and his health taking a turn for the worse, I was beside myself as I caught the end of Letterman last night and saw his Idol performing one of his biggest hits ever. This one's for you, Dad.

HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY
He said, "I'll love you 'til I die."
She told him, "You'll forget in time."
As the years went slowly by,
She still prayed upon his mind.

He kept her picture on the wall.
Went half crazy now and then.
But he still loved her through it all,
Hoping she'd come back again.

Kept some letters by his bed,
Dated 1962.
He had underlined in red
Every single 'I love you'.

I went to see him just today,
But I didn't see no tears.
All dressed up to go away,
First time I'd seen him smile in years.

He stopped loving her today,
They placed a wreath upon his door,
And soon they'll carry him away,
He stopped loving her today.

You know, she came to see him last time.
And we were all wonderin' if she would.
And it kept runnin' through my mind,
This time he's over her for good.

He stopped loving her today,
They placed a wreath upon his door,
And soon they'll carry him away,
He stopped loving her today.