George Jones – Still Doin’ Time, is a song written by John Moffatt and Michael P. Heeney, and recorded by American country music artist George Jones. It was released in September 1981 as the first single from the album Still the Same Ole Me. The song was Jones’ eighth number one country single as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart. Much like his previous hit single, “If Drinkin’ Don’t Kill Me (Her Memory Will),” the song seemed torn from the pages of the singer’s life; drug-addled and paranoid, he often disappeared for weeks on end, missing show dates and confounding his managers. “Still Doin’ Time,” with its story of a man who is a prisoner of alcohol who cannot escape, rang true to critics and fans, many of whom were astonished at how effectively Jones could sing despite his condition. Professionally, he was thriving; in November 1982 CBS Records extended his recording contract, and in December, he was nominated in the Playboy readers’ poll as the year’s best male vocalist in the country and Western category.
George Jones – Still Doin’ Time
From the album Still the Same Ole Me
B-side “Good Ones and Bad Ones”
Released September 1981
Genre Country
Length 2:50
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Michael P. Heeney John Moffat
Producer(s) Billy Sherrill
COUNTRYPEDIA
George Jones – Still Doin’ Time Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Has it been a year, since the last time I’ve seen her
My God, I could swear it was ten
And the ocean of liquor I drank to forget her
Is gonna kill me but I’ll drink ’til then
I’ve been living in hell with a bar for a cell
Still paying for my cheating crime
Oh, And I’ve got a long way to go
Still doin’ time
[Chorus]
Still doin’ time
In a honky tonk prison
Still doin’ time
Where a man ain’t forgiven
My poor heart is breaking
But there’s no escaping
Each morning I wake up and I find
Still doin’ time
[Verse 2]
Oh when your caught me cheating twice
It’s twenty to life in a place
Where the sun never shines
And tomorrow you’re gonna find me right here
Still doin’ time
[Chorus]
Still doin’ time
In a honky tonk prison
Still doin’ time
Where a man ain’t forgiven
My poor heart is breaking
But there’s no escaping
Each morning I wake up and I find
Still doin’ time
Still doin’ time…
GENIUS
