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Men commit murder and all sorts of mayhem, in a few years they're back on the streets. Highway robbery and white collar crime, and they laugh at the system they beat.
Waylon Jennings
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Waylon Jennings
Age: 64 †
Born: 1937
Born: June 15
Died: 2002
Died: February 13
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Take your tongue out of my mouth, I'm kissing you good-bye.
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The men who could not fight, in a war that didn't seem right. You let them come home, America.
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They got me for possession of something that was long, long gone.
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If you see me getting smaller, I'm leaving, don't be grieving, just gotta get away from here. If you see me getting smaller, don't worry, and no hurry, I've got the right to disappear.
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He gave us all a mind to think with and to know what's right or wrong, he is that inner spirit that keeps us strong.
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Honesty is something you can't wear out.
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I may be crazy, but it keeps me from going insane.
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