So I’m not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess. I never wanted to be.
WAYLON JENNINGSThey got me for possession of something that was long, long gone.
More Waylon Jennings Quotes
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The villains have turned into heroes. The heroes have turned into heals.
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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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But ya know what, I am a part of something that happened.
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There is one in every crowd, for crying out loud, why was is always turning out to be me?
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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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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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Is your head up your ass so far that you can’t pull it out?
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Maybe it’s time we got back to the basics of love.
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I sat at a bar having a beer trying to hold down the stool.
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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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It was all devastating. I’d never dealt with losing anyone close to me, and I didn’t know where to put it in my life.
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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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Highway robbery and white collar crime, and they laugh at the system they beat.
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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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Nobody knows I’m Elvis, nobody knows this is me. After all of my tries, I’ve got the perfect disguise.
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