Never Bit A Bullet Like This - 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."

George Jones & Sammy Kershaw (Jim Foster - Mark Petersen) I've been abused and used and skinned up and bruised And thrown from a moving train I've been homeless, car less, Lost in the wilderness out in the pourin' rain I've been a business flop, Spent a year on top of the most unwanted list But I never bit a bullet like this. I've taken many a fall and I got through 'em all But I've never been hurt this bad You're making plans with a brand new man And the pain is driving me mad I've had to bite the bullet when things got tough But the sea of love has never been this rough And I've never been this far from shore I never bit a bullet like this before I never bit a bullet like this. --- Instrumental --- I've been tied up, fried up, choked up and dried up Under a lot of stress I've been burned down, turned down, been run out of town Up to my ears in a mess I had a year go by with tears in my eyes I didn't even want to exist But I never bit a bullet like this. I've taken many a fall and I got through 'em all But I've never been hurt this bad You're making plans with a brand new man And the pain is driving me mad I've had to bite the bullet when things got tough But the sea of love has never been this rough And I've never been this far from shore I never bit a bullet like this before I never bit a bullet like this. I never bit a bullet like this. I never bit a bullet like this...