When The Grass Grows Over Me

"When the Grass Grows Over Me" is a song by

George Jones George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", ...

. It was released on the Musicor label in 1968 and rose to #2 on the ''Billboard'' country singles chart. The song is credited to Don Chapel,

Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music artist, as well as an actress and author. She is considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Ly ...

's husband before George, but Tammy claimed that she actually wrote it. The song is similar in theme to Jones' later comeback hit "

He Stopped Loving Her Today "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a song recorded by American country music artist George Jones. It has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time. It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album ''I Am W ...

" except from a

first person point of view A first-person narrative is a mode of storytelling in which a storyteller recounts events from their own point of view using the first person It may be narrated by a first-person protagonist (or other focal character), first-person re-teller ...

, 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 Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...

cut the song for his LP ''Darlin', You Know I Wouldn't Lie''. A year later,

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made ...

recorded it for his album ''

She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" is a song written by Doug Gilmore and Mickey Newbury, and recorded by American country music artist Jerry Lee Lewis. Released in September 1969, it was the first single from his album ''She Even Woke Me Up to Sa ...

''.

would also perform the song live occasionally. {{George Jones 1968 songs George Jones songs Song recordings produced by Pappy Daily Musicor Records singles