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Waylon Arnold Jennings (pronounced /ˈweɪlən ˈdʒɛnɪŋz/; June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Jennings began playing guitar at 8 and began performing at 12 on KVOW radio. His first band was The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J. on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, and KLLL. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, of "Jole Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)". Holly hired him to play bass. In Clear Lake, Iowa, Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. Richardson, Ritchie Valens, and pilot Roger Peterson. The day of the flight was later known as The Day the Music Died. Jennings then worked as a D.J. in Coolidge, Arizona, and Phoenix. He formed a rockabilly club band, The Waylors. He recorded for independent label Trend Records and A&M Records, before succeeding with RCA Victor after achieving creative control.
I would do anything I could to be near you,
Walk all night in the pouring rain
To be at your side.
My heart is aching for love,
My body's shaking with desire.
Believe me, baby, when I say
I will drink you dry.
I would do anything to be near you,
You're everything any man could claim.
I see your face in the night,
I hear you calling my name.
But, it's a long long way from home,
I'm just trying to get a message to you,
It's a long long way from home,
An' I don't know what I'm gonna do.
I'd been looking for love for so long when I found you,
Too many years I walked alone.
When I touch you inside I feel you burning me with fire,
Believe me baby when I say
I will feed the flame.
I would do anything to be near you,
Walk all night in the pouring rain.
I see your face in the night,
I hear you calling my name.
But, it's a long long way from home,
I'm just trying to get a message to you,
It's a long long way from home,
An' I don't know what I'm gonna do.
(Solo)
I would do anything to be near you,
You're everything any man could claim.
I see your face in the night,
I hear you calling my name.
But, it's a long long way from home,
I'm just trying to get a message to you,
It's a long long way from home,
An' I don't know what I'm gonna do.
I would do anything I could to be near you,
Check in on any night time flight, I don't mind.
My heart is aching for love,
My body's shaking with desire.
Believe me baby when I say
I will drink you dry.
I would do anything to be near you,
Walk all night in the pouring rain.
I see your face in the night,
I hear you calling my name.
But, it's a long long way from home,
I'm just trying to get a message to you,
It's a long long way from home,
An' I don't know what I'm gonna do.
It's a long long way from home,
I'm just trying to get a message to you,
It's a long long way from home,
An' I don't know what I'm gonna do,