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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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Cuz I was never pretty anyway and never cared anything about that.
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I ain't got no reverse. I've learned, a little later in life, it works out pretty good to have one every once in a while.
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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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Those neon light nights, couldn't stay out of fights, keeps a-haunting me in memories. There is one in every crowd, for crying out loud, why was is always turning out to be me?
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I've always felt that blues, rock 'n' roll and country are just about a beat apart.
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If I could only fly, you see, a lot of my problems would be gone. When you think of just how much I'd save on shoes alone.
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