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I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that no more. I like to perform every once in a while for people who want to see me, and cut albums of music that is what I'm really about.
Waylon Jennings
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Waylon Jennings
Age: 64 †
Born: 1937
Born: June 15
Died: 2002
Died: February 13
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Littlefield
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Waylon Arnold Jennings
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I'm old and crazy, but I still give a damn. And I still think the boys got screwed over in Vietnam.
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I say, Lord, do right be me, I'm tired of being lonesome, on'ry, and mean.
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Is your head up your ass so far that you can't pull it out?
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But ya know what, I am a part of something that happened. I'm a part of the music that happened. My voice is one more instrument, is what it is. So that's the way I feel about people who “play on sessions.
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There's always one more way to do things and that's your way, and you have a right to try it at least once.
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Each tomorrow will depend on the love you give today.
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