George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today Lyrics

George Jones Lyrics

"He Stopped Loving Her Today"

He said, "I'll love you till I die"
She told him, "You'll forget in time"
As the years went slowly by
She still preyed upon his mind

He kept her picture on his wall
Went half-crazy, now and then
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
Oh, 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 one last time
Oh, and we all wondered if she would
And it kept running 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

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Writer(s): Curly Putman, Bobby Braddock

This is the lead single from the album. The song was released in April 1980.

"He Stopped Loving Her Today" won for "Single of the Year" at the Country Music Award and a Grammy for "Best Male Country Vocal Performance".

George Jones wrote in his autobiography "I Lived to Tell It All" what he told his producer Billy Sherrill after finishing recording this song, "I looked Billy square in the eye and said, 'Nobody will buy that morbid son of a bitch.'"

"He Stopped Loving Her Today" has been included by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry since 2008.

album: "I Am What I Am" (1980)

George Jones - I Am What I Am album cover

He Stopped Loving Her Today

I've Aged Twenty Years In Five

Brother To The Blues

If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)

His Lovin' Her Is Getting In My Way

I'm Not Ready Yet

I'm The One She Missed Him With Today

Good Hearted Woman

A Hard Act To Follow

Bone Dry

I'm A Fool For Loving Her

Am I Losing Your Memory Or Mine

The Ghost Of Another Man

It's All In My Mind

album: "Hits I Missed... And One I Didn't" (2005)

George Jones - Hits I Missed... And One I Didn't album cover

Funny How Time Slips Away

Detroit City

The Blues Man

Here In The Real World

If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong

Today I Started Loving You Again

He Stopped Loving Her Today

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