Waylon Jennings Lyrics
Welcome to this Waylon Jennings lyrics page where you'll discover a few acoustic tutorial demos and song lyrics to a few of his hits and links to other information on Waylon Jennings near the bottom of the page.
1.Amanda
2.Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
3.Drinking And Dreaming
4.Good Hearted Woman
5.Good Ole Boys
6.Im A Ramblin Man
7.Luckenbach Texas
8.Mama Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
9.Waymores Blues
10.Where Corn Dont Grow
Waylon Jennings Lyrics for Amanda - Acoustic Demo
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 my 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
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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
And I finally made forty ... and 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
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Lord its the same old tune - fiddle and guitar
Where do we take it from here
Rhinestone suits and new shiny cars
We ve been the same way for years
We need to change
Somebody told me when - I came to Nashville
Son you finally got it made
Old Hank made it here - we re all sure that you will
But I don t think Hank done it this way
I don t think Hank done it this way
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Ten years on the road, making one night stands
Speeding my young life away
Tell me one more time just so I understand
Are you sure Hank done it this way
Did Ol Hank really do it this way?
I ve seen the world with a five piece band
Looking at the back side of me
Singing my songs and one of his now and then
But I don't think Hank done em this a way
No I don't think Hank done em this a way
Take it home
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Everybodys looking for someway in ... I'm looking for someway out
Ive been wasting my time standing in line ... if this is what it's all about
All I've got is a job ... that I don't like ... and a woman that don't understand
So tonight in the bar I'll get in my car ... and take off for the promise land
Drinkin' and dreamin' knowing damn well I can't go
I'll never see Texas ... L.A. or ol Mexico
But here at this table, I'm able to leave it behind
Drinking and I'm dreaming a thousand miles out of my mind
This suit and this tie ... is just a disguise ... this ain't really me
Some people were born to be tied down ... some people were born to be free
When I look down the road she don't know ... how it gets under my skin
She's got my body but my heart and soul ... are out there riding the wind
Drinkin' and dreamin' knowing damn well I can't go
I'll never see Texas ... L.A. or ol Mexico
But here at this table, I'm able to leave it behind
Drinking and I'm dreaming a thousand miles out of my mind
Drinkin' and dreamin' knowing damn well I can't go
I'll never see Texas ... L.A. or ol Mexico
But here at this table, I'm able to leave it behind
Drinking and I'm dreaming a thousand miles out of my mind
Drinking and I'm dreaming a thousand miles out of my mind
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A long time forgotten the dreams that just fell by the way
The good life he promised ... ain't what she's livin' today
But she never complains of the bad times or the bad things he's done, lord
She just talks about the good times they've had and all the good times to come
She's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man
She loves him in spite of his ways ... she don't understand
With teardrops and laughter they pass through this world hand in hand
A good hearted woman ... lovin' a good timin' man
He likes the bright lights and night life and good time friends
And when the party's all over she'll welcome him back home again
Lord knows she don't understand him but she does the best that she can
A-this good hearted woman, lovin' a good timin' man
She's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man
She loves him in spite of his ways ... she don't understand
With teardrops and laughter they pass through this world hand in hand
A good hearted woman ... lovin' a good timin' man
She's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man
She loves him in spite of his ways ... she don't understand
With teardrops and laughter they pass through this world hand in hand
A good hearted woman ... lovin' a good timin' man
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Just a good ol' boys ... never meaning no harm
Beats all you never saw, been in trouble with the law
Since the day they were born
Straightenin' the curves
Flattenin' the hills
Someday the mountain might get'em
But the law never will
Making their way ... the only way they know how
That's just a little bit more than the law will allow
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Making their way ... the only way they know how
That's just a little bit more than the law will allow
I'm a good ol' boy
You know my mama loved me
But she don't understand they keep a showin my hands
And not my face on TV
Just good ol' boys
Wouldn't change if they could
Fightin' the system like a true modern day Robin Hood
Making their way ... the only way they know how
That's just a little bit more than the law will allow
Intro
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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
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
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There's only two things in life that make it worth livin'
That's guitars that tune good and firm feelin' women
I don't need my name in the marquee lights
I got my song and I got you with me tonight
Maybe it's time we got back to the basics of love
Let's go to Luckenbach Texas with Waylon and Willie and the boys
This successful life we're livin' got us feuding like the Hatfield and McCoy's
Between Hank Williams pain songs, Newberry's train songs and blue eyes cryin' in the rain
Out in Luckenbach Texas ... ain't nobody feelin' no pain
So baby let's sell your diamond ring, buy some boots and faded jeans and go away
This coat and tie is choking me, and in your high society you cry all day
We've been so busy keepin' up with the Jones ... four car garage and we're still building on
Maybe it's time we got back ... to the basics of love
Let's go to Luckenbach Texas with Waylon and Willie and the boys
This successful life we're livin' got us feuding like the Hatfield and McCoy's
Between Hank Williams pain songs, Newberry's train songs and blue eyes cryin' in the rain
Out in Luckenbach Texas ... ain't nobody feelin' no pain
Let's go to Luckenbach Texas with Waylon and Willie and the boys
This successful life we're livin' got us feuding like the Hatfield and McCoy's
Between Hank Williams pain songs, Newberry's train songs and blue eyes cryin' in the rain
Out in Luckenbach Texas ... ain't nobody feelin' no pain
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Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold
They'd rather give you a song ... than diamonds or gold
Lonestar belt buckles and old faded levis ... and each night begins a new day
If you don't understand him an' he don't die young ... he'll probably just ride away
Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Don't let 'em pick guitars or drive them old trucks
Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such
Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
'Cos they'll never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone they love
Cowboys like smokey old pool rooms and clear mountain mornings
Little warm puppies and children and girls of the night
Them that don't know him won't like him and them that do sometimes won't know how to take him
He ain't wrong, he's just different but his pride won't let him do things to make you think he's right
Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Don't let 'em pick guitars or drive them old trucks
Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such
Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
'Cos they'll never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone they love
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Well i woke up this morning it was drizzling rain
Around the curve come a passenger train
I heard somebody yodel and a hobo moan
Jimmy he's dead it's been a long time gone
Been a long time gone ... been a long time gone
If you want to get to heaven got to d-i-e
You got to put on your coat and t-i-e
Want to get the rabbit out of the l-o-g
You gotta make a commotion like a d-o-g
Like a d-o-g ... Like a d-o-g
Well I gotta good woman what's the matter with me
What makes me want to love every woman i see
I was traveling when i met her now i'm traveling again
And every women she sees looks like a place i came in
Looks like a place i came in ... place i came in
I got my name painted on my shirt I ain't no ordinary dude I don't have to work
I don't have to work ...
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As we sat on the front porch of that old grey house where I was born and raised
Starin' at the dusty fields where daddy worked hard every day
I think it kinda hurt him when I said Daddy ... there's a lot that I don't know
But don't you ever dream about a life ... where corn don't grow
He just sat there silent ... staring at his favorite coffee cup
I saw a storm of mixed emotion in his eyes ... when he looked up
He said Son I know at your age ... it feels like this ol' world is turning slow
And you think you'll find the answer to it all ... where corn don't grow
Hard times are real ... there's dusty fields ... no matter where you go
You may change your mind ... cause the weeds are high ... where corn don't grow
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I remember feeling guilty ... when Daddy turned and walked back in the house
I was only seventeen back then but It seemed like I knew more than I know now
I can't say he didn't warn me ... this city life's a hard row to hoe
Its funny how a dream can turn around ... where corn don't grow
Hard times are real ... there's dusty fields ... no matter where you go
You may change your mind ... cause the weeds are high ... where corn don't grow
You may change your mind ... cause the weeds are high ... where corn don't grow
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