That was part of where Chet and I had problems, so I take complete blame for that.
WAYLON JENNINGSThe 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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I ain’t got no reverse. I’ve learned, a little later in life, it works out pretty good to have one every once in a while.
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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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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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If I could only fly, you see, a lot of my problems would be gone. When you think of just how much I’d save on shoes alone.
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I may be crazy, but it keeps me from going insane.
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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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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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Now, I was on drugs, and that didn’t help a whole lot. He hated that.
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Heroes put to the test, keeping a promise, doing their best.
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The villains have turned into heroes. The heroes have turned into heals.
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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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The only problem was I needed to use my own group, and things didn’t happen until I did. It wasn’t a real country sound.
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If you have the courage and you have the heart, that hero just might be you.
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When you’re down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king.
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So I’m not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess. I never wanted to be.
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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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Maybe it’s time we got back to the basics of love.
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There’s always one more way to do things and that’s your way, and you have a right to try it at least once.
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I’ve always felt that blues, rock ‘n’ roll and country are just about a beat apart.
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Heaven is laying in my sweet baby’s arms, hell is when my baby’s not here.
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We did an album one time called White Mansions, about the civil war, but it was written by a guy from England.
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Was an American archetype, the bad guy with the big heart.
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Those neon light nights, couldn’t stay out of fights, keeps a-haunting me in memories.
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I mean, I think we’re put here on earth to make your own destiny, to begin with.
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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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