Life to Go

}} "Life to Go" is a country music song written by George Jones, performed by Stonewall Jackson, and released in 1958 on the Columbia label (catalog no.

The lyrics are told from the point of view of a man who has served 18 years in prison and still has "life to go".

The song recounts the incident in which he stabbed and killed an old friend in an argument after drinking at the honky tonks.

He hasn't heard from his wife in a long time and wonders about his little girl who is now grown.

Morgan's song tells of the wife's suffering while her husband was in prison and of their reunion when he is released.