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They got me for possession of something that was long, long gone.
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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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Take your tongue out of my mouth, I'm kissing you good-bye.
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I may be crazy, but it keeps me from going insane.
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I sat at a bar having a beer trying to hold down the stool.
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