George Jones knew how to sing a sad song. This is one of his finest that was actually written by him and his then wife, Tammy Wynette. George released this song as a single and included it in his greatest hits album.

Fun fact: Apparently he recorded this song in December of 1974 and left Tammy two days later. If you know anything about their relationship or their songs together, this isn’t a surprise.

Listen for… the sadness. George can squeeze out any sadness from your own life with his incredible voice and lyrics. Let it happen 😭. At verse two, listen to high oohs from one of the singers. Notice the unique form of verses and the chorus. George sings three verses in a row and finishes the song with a chorus. What a payoff!

Hope you enjoy the tears.

I walked home from work and it rained all the way
My wife left and didn’t say why
She laid all our bills on the desk in the hall
Oh, these days I barely get by

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My name is Michael Sanchez and I’m an avid record collector and obscure song searcher. My goal is to post one song a day that’s been on my stereo/turntable frequently. If you don’t like the song… too bad 🙂 I do.

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