Waylon Arnold Jennings was born June 15, 1937 and raised in Littlefield, Texas. Jennings was one of the artists who helped father the country outlaw movement during 1970´s, refusing to play the popular Nashville sound at the time. At the age of 12 he worked as a DJ on a local radio station and shortly afterward he started his very first band. Two years later he left school to pick cotton for for a short time. He moved to Lubbock Texas in 1954 and found work at a radio station where he was introduced to the legendary Buddy Hollywho became a close friend and mentor.
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Freedom To Stay Lyrics

Waylon Jennings

Verse 1:
I tied my bandana, took my pack from the floor
You were still sleeping, as I stood at the door
Once more I was heading to, God only knows where
That's when it hit me, I was already there

Chorus:
I could ramble, a thousand miles or more
Never find the light I've seen in your eyes before
You gave me the freedom to go on my own way
But you gave me much more, you gave me the freedom to stay

Verse 2:
Why keep on running,just to wish on a star
Searching for Heaven, when I know where you are
Life is just empty, when you're walking alone
So wherever we're going girl, Lord it's good to be at home

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