George Jones - Choices

George Jones - Choices

Written by Billy Yates and Mike Curtis

(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 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 made

(Repeat Chorus)

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 made

(Repeat Chorus)

Living and dying
With the choices I made

Songfacts.com
This song is basically the true life story of George Jones, who overcame drug and alcohol addiction.

The year this was released, Jones was supposed to perform it on the televised CMA Awards. The CMA's wanted George to perform about 30 seconds of the song directly before a commercial break, so George backed out of the performance because he refused to perform only part of the song. During the live awards show, fellow Country singer Alan Jackson rebelled against the CMA's and stopped his song "Pop A Top" midway and started into the full version of this. (thanks, Julian - Oakland, AR, for above 2)

Rumor was from backstage at the CMA's after Alan Jackson broke the format and performed "Choices" on the awards show he walked straight out the back door saying, "That might be it for my career." Of course, it was anything but. George Jones saw Jackson's performance on TV at his home, and applauded the effort. A couple of years later, Jackson used the CMA awards to perform, for the first time, his post 9/11 tribute "Where Were You." (thanks, john - jacksonville, FL)

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[THEFLYINGREDNECK]

wonder if kenny chesney even KNOWS this dude!

[magbrown1]

This is a clasic , I love George singing, Thanks

[marine2162170]

George bares his soul to us here. What a struggle he has had; what a victory he can claim. Add in "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" & "No Show Jones" for a great trilogy. Three years ago he received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the Kennedy Center For The Preforming Arts for his contribution to Country Music. It was presented by Laura Bush. Well done George Jones.

[peluisabella]

one of my friends was sining this song the day he killed himself

[Rejjei]

Yes, we all have /had choices!

[ThisBeastofBurden]

I seriously think that there is just one asshole that goes around to all the best country songs and hits the dislike button,and that someone needs their ass kicked...

[MrDonRailey]

Don't we all.

[1992ta305]

the one the only ..... geoge jones

[MrPeckerwood69]

this is deep!

[jessiewhisper]

very nice...lyrics with meaning. hard to come by now. :(

[semkobenko]

George Jones: You hear voices? are you schizophrenic? :))

[aslugger07]

@fenderbender256 he sings ONE with or about George...which is hillbilly heaven or honky tonk hell, which is a DAMN good song but thats the only one