I've Aged Twenty Years In Five
recorded by George Jones [3/4 time}
written by Bob Parrish and Curtis Gordon
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As I look in the mirror this morning
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On some dirty old restroom wall
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It took awhile to realize
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It's really me there inside
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Cause I've aged twenty years in five
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I recall when I looked much younger
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And it wasn't so long ago
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But one night of sleeping
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To four nights of wine
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And you'll age twenty years in five
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I've aged twenty years in five
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I've seen the dark side of life
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From a mansion on a hill
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To straight whiskey from a still
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And you'll age twenty years in five
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Before the bottle I played my music
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On the road with a five piece band
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And with the pressures of the game
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I drank up fortune and fame
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And I aged twenty years in five
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Ah but I'll change this way I've been living
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Or I'll be gone before my time
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I'll climb back to the top
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And with my friends I won't stop
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Till I erase twenty years in five
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Yes I'll erase twenty years in five