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Waylon Jennings - America - lyrics

Some have said, down through history
If you last it's a mystery
But I guess they don't know, what they're talking about
From the mountains down to the sea
You've become such a habit with me
America, Amer-ica
Well I come from, down around Tennesee
But the people in California
Are nice to me, Amer-ica
It don't matter where I may roam
Tell you people that it's home sweet home
America, Amer-ica
Chorus:
And my brothers are all black and white, yellow too
And the red man is right, to expect a little from you
Promise and then follow through, America
And the men, who fell on the plains
And lived, through hardship and pain
America, Amer-ica
And the men who could not fight
In a war that didn't seem right
You let them come home, America
And my brothers are all black and white, yellow too
And the red man is right, to expect a little from you
Promise and then follow through, America
Well I come from, down around Tennesee
But the people in California
Are nice to me, Amer-ica
It don't matter where I may roam
And my brothers are all black and white, yellow too
And the red man is right, to expect a little from you
Promise and then follow through, America
Tell you people that it's home sweet home
America, Amer-ica
America, Amer-ica
And my brothers are all black and white, yellow too
And the red man is right, to expect a little from you
Promise and then follow through, America
It's home sweet home, Amer-ica
America, Amer-ica

Waylon Jennings - Anita You're Dreaming - lyrics

Verse 1:
Anita, come closer, stop crying and listen to me
I guess it's too late now but somehow I must make you see
What we tought was our world, was only a dream world
And we just can't go on like this
Anita you're dreaming of a world that can never exist
Chorus:
Anita, it's over there's nothing that's left now to say
Anita, you're dreaming and I know it's better this way
Verse 2:
Anita, come closer and close your pretty blue eyes
Your young dreams just can't be and somehow you must realize
That each time you're with me, my conscience reminds me
If someone whose waiting alone
Anita you're dreaming and when you'll awake I'll be gone
Chorus

Waylon Jennings - (I'm A) Ramblin' Man - lyrics

I've been down the Mississippi,
Down through New Orleans,
Yes, I have.
I've played in California,
There ain't too much I haven't seen.
No, there ain't.
Well, I'm a ramblin' man,
Don't fool around with a ramblin' man.
Left a girl in West Virginia,
Up there where that green grass grows,
Yes, I did.
Another girl in Cincinnati,
Waitin' where the Ohio River flows,
Poor girl!
I'm a ramblin' man,
Don't give your heart to a ramblin' man.
You'd better move away,
You're standin' too close to the flame.
Once I mess with your mind,
Your little heart won't beat the same.
Lord, I'm a ramblin' man,
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man.
Better not!
Well, up in Chicago,
I was known as "Quiet Boy,"
Yes, I was!
Down in Alabama,
They call me "The man of joy,"
Still do!
Well, I'm a ramblin' man,
Don't fall in love with a ramblin' man.
You'd better move away,
You're standin' too close to the flame.
Once I mess with your mind,
Your little heart won't beat the same.
Lord, I'm a ramblin' man,
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man.
(Fade.)

Waylon Jennings - Amanda - lyrics

I've held it all inward, God knows, I've tried
But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life,
To look in the mirror in total surprise.
At the hair on my shoulders and the age in your eyes.
Amanda, light of my life.
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.
Amanda, light of my life.
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.
It's a measure of people who don't understand,
The pleasures of life in a hillbilly band.
I got my first guitar when I was fourteen,
Well I finally made forty, still wearing jeans.
Amanda, light of my life.
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.
Amanda, light of my life.
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.

Waylon Jennings - Alone - lyrics

Verse 1:
I want to be free from the noise of the grind
So I live on the outskirts of the back of my mind
With a strong hand, a songman, and God on my side
I'm writing that freedom a line at a time
Verse 2:
On the highway to nowhere that runs through my mind
A yellow line stretches out into the night
Broken in places, it's my guiding light
So I'm writing that freedom a line at a time
Bridge:
I'm walking a fine line between wrong and right
I can live with the problems of this day and time
Consider me lucky 'cause I'll be all right
In my mind i'm having a beautiful life
Verse 3:
I'm lost in the feelings of this heart of mine
In search of the border of infinite time
And I find peace of mind in the songs and their rhymes
So I'm writing my freedom a line at a time

Waylon Jennings - A Bad Day - lyrics

Verse 1:
I guess it all started when I woke up this morning
Everything seemed okay
'Til I let my pet snake get loose in the kitchen
Now I've been in trouble all day
Verse 2:
I got some paint on the wall, a pretty orange color
And a little on the carpet and floor
I covered it up with mom's coat from the closet
That she says she can't wear anymore
Chorus:
I've had a bad, bad day
Not like I thought it would be
I've had a bad,bad day
It seems like everyone's pickin' on me
Verse 3:
I put some sand in my grandpa's tobacco
And he frowned at me all day
Then I hid his pipe 'cause it smells when he smokes it
He shouldn't smoke anyway
Verse 4:
So between mom's coat and my grandpa's tobacco
Life can be rough on a kid
They've almost worn out the seat of my britches
It don't hurt much now,but it did
Chorus (x2).

Waylon Jennings - Ain't No God In Mexico - lyrics

Verse 1:
Down the road a ways iIve heard said a new day's coming on
Where the women folks are friendly and the law leaves you alone
I'll believe it when I see it and I haven't seen it yet
Don't mind me just keep on talking I'm just looking for my hat
Chorus 1:
There ain't no God in Mexico, ain't no way to understandA
How that border crossing feeling makes afool out of a man
If I'd never felt the sunshine then I would not curse the rain
If my feet could fit a railroad track, I guess I'd been a train
Verse 2:
Me and Louise Higgins-Botham used to chase across the yard
Back in 1947 that's when more than times were hard
Well pity me I didn't find the line in time like a fool
In front of God and everybody I politely blew my cool
Chorus 2:
Ain't no God in Mexico, ain't no comfort in the king
When you're down in Madamoris getting busted by the man
If I'd never felt the sunshine, hell I would not curse the rain
If I hadn't been railroaded well I guess I'd been a train

Waylon Jennings - A Couple More Years - lyrics

Now I've got a couple more years on you babe and that's all
I've had more chances to fly and more places to fall
It's not that I'm wiser it's just that I've spent
More time with my back to the wall
And I've picked up a couple a more years on you babe and that's all
Now I've walked a couple more roads than you babe and that's all
And I'm tired of running while you're only learning to crawl
And you're going somewhere but I've been to somewhere
And found it was nowhere at all
And I picked up a couple more years on you babe and that's all
Sayin' goodbye girl don't ever come easy at all
But you got to fly cause you're hearin' them young eagles call
Someday when you're older
You'll smile at a man strong and tall
And say I got a couple more years on you babe and that's all
You'll say
Now I've got a couple more years on you babe and that's all
I've had more chances to fly and more places to fall
It's not that I'm wiser it's just that I've spent
More time with my back to the wall
And I've picked up a couple a more years on you babe and that's all
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Waylon Jennings - A Lot Of Good - lyrics

Verse 1:
As I watched the tail lights disappear
Suddenly it got real lonely here
I know the words I could have said
To make her turn around
But a lot of good it's gonna do me now
Verse 2:
I could have started with I'm sorry
And really meant it from the heart
The rest would have been easy
Together in the dark
Verse 3:
We could have found that old time feeling
That we lost somewhere somehow
But a lot of good it's gonna do me now
Verse 4:
Still thinking about the things I could have said
And looking at her picture by the bed
I realized just what I've lost as I pulled the covers down
But a lot of good it's gonna do me now
Verse 5:
I could have told her I was sorry
And really meant it from the heart
The rest would have been easy
Together in the dark
Verse 6:
We could have found that old time feeling
That we lost somewhere somehow
But a lot of good it's gonna do me now
A lot of good it's gonna do me now

Waylon Jennings - A World Of Our Own - lyrics

(Tim Springfield)
We'll build the world of our own that no one else can share
All our sorrows will leave far behind the stairs
And I know you will find there'll be peace of mind
And we'll live in a world of our own.
Close the door light the lights we'll stay at home tonight
Far away from the bustle and the bright city lights
Let the world fade away just leave us alone
And we'll live in a world of our own.
We'll build the world of our own that no one else can share
All our sorrows will leave far behind the stairs
And I know you will find there'll be peace of mind
And we'll live in a world of our own.
Oh, my love oh my love I've cried for you so much
Lonely nights without sleeping while I long for your touch
Now your lips can erase the heartache we've known
Come with me to the world of our own.
We'll build the world of our own that no one else can share
All our sorrows will leave far behind the stairs
And I know you will find there'll be peace of mind
And we'll live in a world of our own.
And I know you will find there'll be peace of mind
And we'll live in a world of our own...
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