The rock and roll spirit. I learned a lot of that because I worked with Buddy Holly. I played bass with him, and he taught me a lot about that.
WAYLON JENNINGSI say, Lord, do right be me, I’m tired of being lonesome, on’ry, and mean.
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This world that I live in is empty and cold/the loneliness cuts me and tortures my soul.
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I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He’s the biggest. He’s like an Elvis in this business, but no, he’s never been the rebel.
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Country music isn’t a guitar, it isn’t a banjo, it isn’t a melody, it isn’t a lyric. It’s a feeling.
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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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Mainly what I learned from Buddy… was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught me that it shouldn’t have any barriers to it.
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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.
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Lately I’ve heard rumors that the eagle may be lame. Just because I’ve been idle, don’t mean that I’m tame.
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And they really did not want Willie or me, either one, to “have a hit record. They wanted the money, but they didn’t want us to be the ones.
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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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I may be crazy, but it keeps me from going insane.
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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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I say, Lord, do right be me, I’m tired of being lonesome, on’ry, and mean.
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That was part of where Chet and I had problems, so I take complete blame for that.
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His songs were soon curled on the lips of the world, they had earned him the highest acclaim.
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The only two things in life that make it worth livin’ / Is guitars that tune good and firm feelin’ women
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