So I’m not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess. I never wanted to be.
WAYLON JENNINGSWas an American archetype, the bad guy with the big heart.
More Waylon Jennings Quotes
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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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That was part of where Chet and I had problems, so I take complete blame for that.
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The villains have turned into heroes. The heroes have turned into heals.
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Each tomorrow will depend on the love you give today.
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But Buddy was an upper. He was happy. He loved music, and he was really happy. I don’t know…
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And you’d sure better not be doing it because it’s a way to make a living, ’cause that ain’t always going to be easy. You got to believe it, believe in the music. You got to mean it.
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This is getting funny, but there ain’t nobody laughing.
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You’ve got to care about the music…You’d better not be doing it for the publicity, the fame or the money.
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If you have the courage and you have the heart, that hero just might be you.
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And yet his greatest desire was the simple warmth of love’s fire, cause it’s cold on the dark side of fame.
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Is your head up your ass so far that you can’t pull it out?
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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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Hitting the bottle again, ever than I’ve drunker been. Or is it drunker than I’ve ever been?
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When you’re down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king.
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Don’t ever try and be like anybody else and don’t be afraid to take risks.
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