The Door
1974 · Epic 8-50038 · Saratoga, Texas
- Artist
- George Jones
- Title
- The Door
- Release
- The Door / Wean Me
- Year
- 1974
- Label
- Epic # 8-50038
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Saratoga, Texas, USA
- Songwriter
- Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Notes
The Door I've heard the sound of my dear old mama crying / And the sound of the train that took me off to war / The awful sound of a thousand bombs exploding / And I wondered if I could take it anymore / There were times when they almost drove me crazy / But I did my best and took it like a man / And who would think in my lonely room I'd hear it / The one sound in the world my heart can't stand / To hear that sound and to know its really over / Through tear stained eyes I watched her walk away / And of earthquakes, storms and guns and war / Lord, nothing has ever hurt me more than that lonely [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM]
About the artist
American country singer, born 12 September 1931 in Saratoga, Texas; died 26 April 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. [Source: Wikipedia]
Themes
In collections
US Combat Perspective Songs [War Years] · US Military & Veteran Songs