"These Days" is a song written by Jackson Browne and recorded by numerous artists. The song was released on the 1974 Epic retrospective The Best of George Jones, which also featured "The Door." Oh these days I barely get by Log on to kill this message. Black Sheep. About These Days (I Barely Get By) "These Days (I Barely Get By)" is a song by American country singer George Jones. Put my only two dollars on my favorite horse He lost by a nose and I cried Oh, my boss says come winter we'll all be laid off Put my only two dollars on my favorite horse He lost by a nose and I cried Oh, my boss says come winter we'll all be laid off Oh, these days I barely get by. These days I barely get by I want to give up, lay down and die Worst of all is when she told me goodbye Oh, these days I barely … I woke up this morning aching with pain Don't think I can work, but I'll try The car's in the shop so I thumbed all the way Oh these days I barely get by I walked home from work and it rained all the way My wife left and didn't say why She laid all her bills on the desk in the hall These Days Lyrics: I know you moved onto someone new / Hope life is beautiful / You were the light for me to find my truth / I just wanna say, thank you / Leaving to find my soul / Told her I had to Oh, these days I barely get by Put my only two dollars on my favorite horse He lost by a nose and I cried Oh, my boss says come winter, we'll all be laid off Oh, these days I barely get by These days I barely get by I want to give up, lay down and die Worst of all was when she told me goodbye Whoa, these days I barely get by Lyrics to These Days (I Barely Get By) by George Jones from the The Very Best of Love album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more! These days I barely get by I want to give up, lay down and die Worst of all is when she told me goodbye Oh, these days I barely get by Oh, these days, one barely gets by Submit Corrections. AZLyrics. Put my only two dollars on my favorite horse He lost by a nose and I cried Oh, my boss says come winter we'll all be laid off Oh, these days I barely get by. To remove this song please click here. It was one of the few compositions that Jones composed with then wife Tammy Wynette. D. Daryle Singletary Lyrics. Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server.The original song is hosted at www.azchords.com.Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Some Broken Hearts Never Mend. It was first recorded by Nico in 1967 for her album Chelsea Girl and in 1970 by Tom Rush. Browne wrote the song at age 16; its lyrics deal with loss and regret. album: "Straight From The Heart" (2007) The Bottle Let Me Down. Oh, these days I barely get by. I walked home from work and it rained all the way My wife left and didn't say why She laid all her bills on the desk in the hall Oh, these days I barely get by.