(George Jones)



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 nineteen sixty-two


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



(Spoken)

You know,


she came to see him one last time.


Aww, 'n' we all wondered if she would.

And it kept runnin' 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