Relief Is Just A Swallow Away - Lyrics - George Jones

George Glenn Jones was an American musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including "White Lightning", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last 20 years of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer. Country music scholar Bill C. Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved." Waylon Jennings expressed a similar opinion in his song "It's Alright": "If we all could sound like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones." The shape of his nose and facial features earned Jones the nickname "The Possum."

Well I was standin' in the tavern a-feelin' blue My foot on the rail, just a-thinkin' 'bout you But I won't be blue all day Because relief - is just a swallow away Well I've been blue before and I will again I'll drown all my worries or I'll teach 'em how to swim And I won't be the one to pay Because relief - is just a swallow away Yes, you thought when you left I wouldn't have any fun I'll admit I worried but I won't be long We're apart because you wouldn't swallow your foolish pride So you hurt me deep inside But you're not the first to hurt me and you won't be the last Can't tell the future, but I've learned from the past As long as there'd a cabaret I know relief - is just a swallow away Instrumental Well, I looked down the bar and what did I see Your sad-lookin' face a-lookin' back at me Wishin' you could turn time a few hours back Get off of that one-way track Well you want me to come over, but I'll tell you true You're as close to me as I am to you And that may still be too far away Because relief - is just a swallow away I said relief - just a swallow away...