I mean, I think we’re put here on earth to make your own destiny, to begin with.
WAYLON JENNINGSI’ve always felt that blues, rock ‘n’ roll and country are just about a beat apart.
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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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They got me for possession of something that was long, long gone.
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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.
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Now, I don’t know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world deserves to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ritchie Valens does.
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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 didn’t aim at anything except good music.
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I sat at a bar having a beer trying to hold down the stool.
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Maybe it’s time we got back to the basics of love.
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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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Listening to his songs she heard nothing but bad news, still she made her mind up to try to get him win or lose.
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When you’re down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king.
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One night of love don’t make up for six nights alone. But I’d rather have one than none Lord, cause I’m flesh and bone.
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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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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 was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don’t want that no more.
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