喬治·格倫·瓊斯(George Glenn Jones,1931年9月12日-2013年4月26日),美國(guó)著名鄉(xiāng)村音樂(lè)歌手,自1950年代起開始享譽(yù)美國(guó)流行樂(lè)壇,藝術(shù)生涯長(zhǎng)達(dá)50余年,一生中有150多首樂(lè)曲登上美國(guó)鄉(xiāng)村音樂(lè)榜。他被認(rèn)為是酒吧音樂(lè)(Honky Tonk)風(fēng)格的代表人物,1992年躋身鄉(xiāng)村音樂(lè)名人堂,2012年獲格萊美終身成就獎(jiǎng)。
喬治·瓊斯最引以為傲的資本那就是他那無(wú)與倫比的嗓子,他的聲音能夠把很平庸的歌詞唱出不一般的韻味。
2013年4月26日,因病于田納西州納什維爾逝世。
Chorus:
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 liked 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.
Chorus:
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.
--- Instrumental ---
I guess I'm payin'
For the things that I have done
If I could go back
Oh, Lord knows I'd run
But I'm still losin'
This game of life I play
Living and dying
With the choices I've made.
Chorus:
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.
--- Instrumental ---
Living and dying
With the choices I've made...