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 …
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