When the Grass Grows Over Me
1968 song performed by George Jones
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"When the Grass Grows Over Me" is a song by George Jones. It was released on the Musicor label in 1968 and rose to #2 on the Billboard country singles chart.[1] The song is credited to Don Chapel, Tammy Wynette's husband before George Jones. Tammy would later claim that in actuality, she was the one who wrote it.
| "When the Grass Grows Over Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by George Jones | ||||
| from the album I'll Share My World with You | ||||
| B-side | "Heartaches and Hangovers" | |||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Musicor | |||
| Songwriter | Don Chapel | |||
| Producer | Pappy Daily | |||
| George Jones singles chronology | ||||
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Theme
The song is similar in theme to Jones' later comeback hit "He Stopped Loving Her Today" except from a first person point of view, with the narrator claiming he will only stop loving his departed lover when he is dead and buried:
- When you left I thought that I would soon be over you
- Even told myself that I would find somebody new
- Time and tears have come and gone but not your memory
- But I'll be over you when the grass grows over me
In 1969, Conway Twitty cut the song for his LP Darlin', You Know I Wouldn't Lie. A year later, Jerry Lee Lewis recorded it for his album She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye. Tammy Wynette would also perform the song live occasionally.