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.
last.fm page

Similar Artists

None found.

How Long Have You Been There Lyrics

Waylon Jennings

(Dee Moeller)
I've been walking in the shadows for so long
That I forgot the sun could shine
I've turned away from everything and everyone
That wanted to be mine.
Somehow I always shut my eyes and heart
To anything that I might share
Now I'm standing still and I wonder
How long have you been there?
Every path I've taken I've turned around
And quickly closed the door
It seems that all I knew if I ever stop
To feel I want more.
I kept a steady run so my eyes
Could never focus anywhere
Now I'm standing still and I wonder
How long have you been there?
How long have you been standing there
Protecting me from love that shouldn't be
Knowing all along that I would realize
That you were meant for me.
Now, I've got to mend every broken fence
And bridge that I have burned
And clear away the cobwebs
In my heart so I can start to learn.
For now I realize that you've been waiting
Just to teach me how to care
Now, I'm standing still and I wonder
How long have you been there?
Now I'm standing still and I wonder
How long have you been there?...