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50,000 Names Carved In The Wall

by George Jones

Biography:

By most accounts, George Jones (born George Glenn Jones September 12, 1931 in Saratoga, Texas, died April 26, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee), was the finest vocalist in the recorded history of country music. Initially, he was a hardcore honky tonker in the tradition of Hank Williams, but over the course of his career he developed an affecting, nuanced ballad style. In the course of his career, he never left the top of the country charts, even as he suffered innumerable personal and professional difficulties.

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Names Carved In The Wall
Recorded by George Jones
Written by Jamie O'Hara

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There's teddy bears and high school rings
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And old photographs that mommas bring
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The daddies with their young boys playing ball
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There's combat boots that he used to wear
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When he was sent over there
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There's names carved in the wall

There's cigarettes and there's cans of beer
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And notes that say I miss you dear
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And children who don't say anything at all
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There's purple hearts and packs of gum
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Fatherless daughters and fatherless sons
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And there's names carved in the wall

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They come from all across this land
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In pickup trucks and mini-vans
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Searching for a boy from long ago
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They scan the wall and find his name
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The tear drops fall like pouring rain
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And silently they leave a gift and go

There stars of David and Rosary beads
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And crucifixion figurines
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And flowers of all colors large and small
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There's a boy scout badge and a merit pin
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Little American flags waving in the wind
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And there's names carved in the wall

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There's names carved in the wall