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I say, Lord, do right be me, I'm tired of being lonesome, on'ry, and mean.
Waylon Jennings
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Waylon Jennings
Age: 64 †
Born: 1937
Born: June 15
Died: 2002
Died: February 13
Actor
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Littlefield
Texas
Waylon Arnold Jennings
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Cuz I was never pretty anyway and never cared anything about that.
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Hitting the bottle again, ever than I've drunker been. Or is it drunker than I've ever been?
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I can't walk, so I can't go home. No need to talk, cause I'm all alone. If I stay here they're gonna lock me in, hitting the bottle again.
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We got a lot of politicians up there on Capital Hill. Ain't it funny how they prosper while the country stands still?
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Was an American archetype, the bad guy with the big heart.
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The Hank Williams Syndrome: Come to Nashville, write some good songs, cut some hit records, make money, take all the drugs you can and drink all you can, become a wild man and all of a sudden die.
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