Jamey Johnson (born in Enterprise, Alabama) is an American country music si… Read Full Bio ↴Jamey Johnson (born in Enterprise, Alabama) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Signed to BNA Records in 2005, Johnson made his debut with his single "The Dollar", which reached a peak of #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. An album, also titled The Dollar, was released in 2006. Johnson exited BNA in 2006 and signed to Mercury Nashville Records in March 2008, releasing his first single for the label that month. In addition to his own material, Johnson has co-written three singles for Trace Adkins, as well as one each for George Strait, Joe Nichols and John Michael Montgomery.

Johnson was raised in Montgomery, Alabama. From an early age, he was influenced by country acts such as Alabama and Alan Jackson, the latter of whom he claims is the first act that he saw in concert. Johnson, after graduating high school, attended Jacksonville State University, the same university from which Alabama lead singer Randy Owen graduated.

Johnson then quit college after two years and served in the the Marine Corps Reserves for eight years. After exiting the Marines, he began playing country music in various bars throughout Montgomery; one of his first gigs was opening for David Allan Coe. By 2000, Johnson had moved to Nashville, Tennessee in pursuit of a career in country music. One of his first connections was with Greg Perkins, a fiddler who had played for Tanya Tucker and other artists. Perkins invited Johnson to sing as a duet partner on a demo tape; the other duet partner with whom he sang was Gretchen Wilson. Songs for which Johnson sang demos include "Songs About Me" (cut by Trace Adkins) and "That's How They Do It in Dixie" (cut by Hank Williams, Jr. with Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, and Van Zant).

In addition, Johnson had made connections with producer and songwriter Buddy Cannon, who helped him land a songwriting contract. Among Johnson's first cuts as a songwriter was "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk", which Adkins cut for his 2005 album Songs About Me and released as a single.

For The Good Times
Jamey Johnson Lyrics

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Don't look so sad, I know it's over.
But life goes on, and this old world will keep on turning.
Let's just be glad we had some time to spend together.
There's no need to watch the bridges that we're burning.

Lay your head upon my pillow.
Hold your warm and tender body close to mine.
Hear the whisper of the raindrops,

Blowin' soft against the window,
And make believe you love me one more time,
For the good times.

I'll get along; you'll find another,
And I'll be here if you should find you ever need me.
Don't say a word about tomorrow or forever,
There'll be time enough for sadness when you leave me.

Lay your head upon my pillow.
Hold your warm and tender body close to mine.
Hear the whisper of the raindrops,
Blowin' soft against the window,
And make believe you love me one more time,

For the good times
For the good times

Overall Meaning

These lyrics from Jamey Johnson's song "For The Good Times" speak of the end of a relationship, but instead of focusing on the sadness and pain of it, the singer urges his partner to cherish the good times they had together. He acknowledges that it's over but wants to hold onto the memories and the love they shared for a little longer. He reassures his partner that life goes on and they will both get through it, even if they find other people in the future. The singer urges his partner to lay their head on his pillow and hold onto him, feeling the raindrops and pretending that they still love each other for one more time, for the good times.

The singer also tells his partner that they don't need to worry about the bridges they're burning or talk about tomorrow or forever. He wants them to live in the moment and not let the future or regrets overshadow the beauty of the past. He promises to be there for his partner if they ever need him and doesn't want any words of sadness about the future until they part ways. Overall, the lyrics are bittersweet yet hopeful, acknowledging the end of something but still holding onto the good times and the love that was shared.

Line by Line Meaning

Don't look so sad, I know it's over.
I understand that it's the end of our relationship, but don't be too sad about it.

But life goes on, and this old world will keep on turning.
Even though our relationship is over, life moves on and the world doesn't stop for anyone.

Let's just be glad we had some time to spend together.
Instead of being sad, let's be happy that we had time to enjoy our relationship.

There's no need to watch the bridges that we're burning.
We don't have to worry about the consequences of our actions as we move on from our relationship.

Lay your head upon my pillow.
Rest your head on my pillow, as we're still physically close to each other.

Hold your warm and tender body close to mine.
Let's still be close physically and embrace each other warmly.

Hear the whisper of the raindrops, blowin' soft against the window,
Listen to the soothing sound of the raindrops falling softly outside our window.

And make believe you love me one more time, for the good times.
Let's pretend that we still love each other once more, just for the sake of the good times we shared.

I'll get along; you'll find another,
I'll be okay and move on from this breakup, and you'll find someone else too.

And I'll be here if you should find you ever need me.
I'll still be here if you ever need me in the future, even if we're not together anymore.

Don't say a word about tomorrow or forever,
We don't have to talk about what might happen in the future, or the possibility of forever.

There'll be time enough for sadness when you leave me.
We can deal with the sadness of our breakup when it happens, we don't have to worry about it now.

For the good times, for the good times.
One more time, let's remember and cherish the good times we had together.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Kristoffer Kristofferson

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