Nothing Ever Hurt Me Half as Bad as Losing You
Recorded by George Jones written by Bobby Braddock
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Well I've had a splitting headache from my eyebrows to my backbone
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Arthritis appendicitis brights disease and gall stones
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Bleeding ulcers ingrown toe nails swollen adenoids
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The Asian flu a time or two and inflamed vocal chords
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I've had a toothache so severe my jawbone split in two
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But nothing's ever hurt me half as bad as losing you
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Well I've had the lit end of a cigar pressed against my belly
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Whipped on with a crowbar till my eyeball turned to jelly
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Accidentally nailed my index finger to the wall
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Cut off all my toes and soaked my foot in alcohol
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I've had my pelvis ruptured by an angry kangaroo
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But nothing's ever hurt me half as bad as losing you
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Well it's not because you measure fifty twenty forty four
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It's surely not because you own a chain of liquor stores
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It's not because your daddy is the richest man in town
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It's just that I've grown used to you and having you around
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I've had my parents tell me son we don't love you at all
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I've seen my sister's name written on a washroom wall
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My best friend set my barn on fire burned my horse to death
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I went out with a girl who told me that I had bad breath
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Last week I drew a crowd when I went to the city zoo
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But nothing's ever hurt me half as bad as losing you
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