Waylon Jennings - Sweet Music Man Lyrics






She said sing a song sweet music man
'Cause I won't be there to hold your hand like I used to
I'm through with you
You're a hell of a singer and powerful man
But you surround yourself with people who
Demand so little of you.

You touched my soul with your beautiful song
Even had me singin' along right with you you said I need you
Then you changed the words and added harmony
Sang the song you had written for me to someone new.

Nobody sings love songs quite like you do
Nobody else can make me sing along
Nobody else can make me feel the things are right
When I know they're wrong
Nobody sings love songs quite like you.

Sing your song sweet music man
Travel the world with a six piece band that does for you
What you ask me to
And you try to stay young but the songs are sung
To so many people who've all begun came back on you.

Sing your song sad music man
Makin' your living doing one night stands
They're through with you they don't need you
You're still a hell of a singer but a broken man.

But you'll keep on lookin' for one last fan to sing to
Nobody sings a love song quite like you do
Nobody else can make me sing along
Nobody else can make me feel the things are right
When they're wrong with a song
Nobody sings a love song quite like you.

She said, sing your song sweet music man I believe in you...





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  1. B.... B....

    I love Waylon so much that I named my baby after him. my Waylon will be 23 in 2020.

  2. D.... M....

    I’m gonna take Waylon because he’s my favorite singer of all time 🤙🏻Kenny Rogers is pretty good though ✌🏻

  3. L.... M....

    Great beautiful lovely Music🌟⭐️🌟⭐️🙏⭐️⭐️🌟🙏RIP my friend🙏

  4. L.... M....

    Beautiful Waylon you’re the best RIP🙏🙏🌟🌟⭐️⭐️🌟🙏😪thank you for leaving us you’re
    Great music🙏🙏🙏🌟🌟🌟⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟🙏🙏🙏

  5. r.... d....

    Anyone listening in 2019?

  6. S.... F....

    I miss my girl

  7. W.... S....

    Fantastic song, real country music the Waylon way🥳

  8. L.... R....

    Sure do miss this man, a true country artist that no one will ever hold a candle to. Miss you Waylon, you were the best of the best!

  9. D.... B....

    Waylon is good on sooooo many songs. This is good as well. But I like Kenny Rogers version a little more.

  10. V.... N....

    Waylon is my sweet music man too ,always love .mynumber one is on the other page o

  11. B.... D....

    BONNIE Dunlap gmail.com

  12. J.... L....

    Believe it or not this song was Written by Kenny Rodgers from a conversation he had with Waylon’s Wife Jessi Coulter, while on an Airplane flight about Waylon!

  13. C.... M....

    RIP Waylon And Elvis my two favorite singers

  14. K.... W....

    The King !!!!

  15. R.... G....

    For u ashe

  16. J.... G....

    Waylon is good but nobody does this classic better than Kenny Rogers

  17. a.... ....

    Nobody else can make me sing along... Adieu to a bygone era or music and America.

  18. M.... H....

    Waylon sang songs from his soul

  19. M.... H....

    He dragged country music into the 20th and 21st century we’ll never see the like again RIP Ol Waylon the best that ever was or ever will be !!!

    M.... H....

    Fr he forced country to progress by mixing it with rock and blues

  20. M.... S....

    What a voice ! Wonderful , many artists sung this one , but Waylon is by far the best !

  21. S.... L....

    A true wordsmaster

  22. d.... ....

    Waylon was one of the all-time greats. Miss this man so much but his music will live on in eternity.:)

  23. R.... P....

    I think my wife of 11 years would say this one is for Ramsay. Guitar man!! I wrote her first song in 2008. Emmie there still easy to write when its about you!! Real love

  24. B.... R....

    The way I see it is you don't have to listen to what you don't like. Retards of whom put rude comments and dislike videos oughta have learned by now us real people who bypass songs or singers or genres of music don't give a damn what they think. #WaymoreForever

  25. F.... F....

    En av de bästa !

  26. N.... L....

    That's what he was with any song. Sing on mr. music man. R.I.P.

  27. r.... j....

    could sing any song and make it better

  28. L.... L....

    First time hearing Waylon singing this song,Awesome!!

  29. B.... C....

    Kenny Rogers wrote this song for Jesse colter as a tribute to Waylon Jennings

  30. J.... B....

    What a song,one of the best.

  31. C.... L....

    Waylon.a.true.music.and.composer.of.songs

  32. L.... R....

    This song was written about the late,great Elvis Presley <3

  33. B.... N....

    The great Waylon!......left us a legacy of his musical genius! R I P

  34. K.... A....

    Watson is the baddest mf ever to strap on a geetar. He had it all: the looks, the voice, the attitude.

    K.... A....

    waylon*

  35. S.... T....

    country cant be the same

  36. M.... W....

    damn good song Waylon

  37. S.... Q....

    I asked myself many times how it is possible that the late Waylon could perfectly sing all kinds of country music!

  38. N.... S....

    love ya Waylon, R.I.P

  39. J.... W....

    some of his family try capitalising on his name but none hold a candle to the man himself

  40. S.... L....

    A words MASTER

  41. w.... ....

    Kenny Rogers has written the song and his version is for me, along with the version of Millie Jackson, by far the best !!!!
    "for me" !!

  42. M.... R....

    You better grab on to these songs while we can, Because there not coming back :(  ...........

  43. i.... ....

    Waylon's version of this much better than Kenny Roger's version in my opinion!

    i.... ....

    Funny because Kenny wrote it about Waylon 😏

    i.... ....

    amen my friend...way better...

  44. W.... B....

    Waylon was a one of a kind & the world is a better place since he left his mark on it... you're greatly missed 'Ol Waylon!!! Signed Woffy Bryan

  45. D.... B....

    He is the sweet music man! My fav. Will always love him.

  46. M.... D....

    one of the nicest person . played baseball with him and his band when I was a child.I met many nice people

  47. S.... W....

    This version is good, I personally like Kenny Roger's version. You might also want to check out Dolly Parton and Alison Kruass version It is hot. I don't know who wrote this great song, however Kenny Rogeers is getting the credit.

  48. N.... P....

    Beautiful!

  49. J.... R....

    We need more country music like this

  50. D.... B....

    I sure do miss him...

  51. c.... h....

    awesome a
    legend

  52. C.... P....

    I love idiots who love Waylon I'm king of idiots

    C.... P....

    Cullen Pressley 😂😀😁

  53. E.... M....

    Jessie inspired this song

  54. w.... s....

    hello again idiots,i'm an idiot,were all idiots.

  55. V.... B....

    24 idiots

  56. c.... c....

    This is true country music! Waylon is a legend!

    c.... c....

    chuck chapman :

    c.... c....

    Too right. Waylon was the best!

    c.... c....

    Heart and soul is waylon and i wish to have the chance to sit down and talk with jesie an waymore in person good people 4 shure how about that idear folks mike cochrane resptectfuley

  57. C.... ....

    Now 17 idiots

  58. J.... K....

    WAYLON !!! (:

  59. P.... G....

    either or kenny or this verson sounds very good would u people leave kenny alone hes a very good singer

    P.... G....

    Kenny rogers did a show in cape Girardeau missouri for like a benifit for a kids organization. The children came with bouquets of flowers to the stage. When the show was over and the ppl left kenny showed his colors about the flowers. Granted he couldnt take them all. But say nasty mean things about it. Wrong. Then an ex of mine mived to nashiville. Went to a kenny show. She and friends had backstage passes. Kenny didnt say hello. Go to hell. Nothing. Jumped in a limo and was gone. I understand this and ppl are who there going to be. But mr. Rogers. No sir. Not a nice soul.

  60. N.... J....

    When Waylon died, half of me died also. Love his music forever.

  61. P.... G....

    12 now waymoreblues... Not bad Hoss... Strays... Awesome song!!!

  62. M.... K....

    there ain't no one tht can top George Jones from high to he got it

    M.... K....

    WAYLON had the first platinum and quadruple platinum on his wall in country..

    M.... K....

    Waylon got me into Possum!

  63. p.... d....

    Thank you .. a very favourite by my darling Waylon !!

  64. K.... ....

    Nobody but Waylon

  65. t.... ....

    Noone sings it like Waylon

  66. L.... B....

    but Waylon is the best at any song ......

  67. L.... B....

    Kenny Rogers wrote this for jessi about Waylon they were talking while travling on a plane in the 1970 s but jessi never recorded it

  68. r.... A....

    Waylon's version blows Kenny's out of the water, same with "Lucille"

    r.... A....

    Gillian Brutzki um, and it was written about Waylon.. Jessi Colter conversation with Kenny, resulted in this song. I think it's awesome that he not only sing it, but it helped him pull his head out and start doing what's right with his family. Great people, great hearts, great music.

    r.... A....

    same with jumbalaya in my opinion

    r.... A....

    Your thinking of another song, sorry!!!

    r.... A....

    There is two Lucille songs

    r.... A....

    Fine time to leave me Lucille.

  69. D.... M....

    Best ever ! Period this is when country was raw and real :-)

    D.... M....

    Dan Mcclellan true that

    D.... M....

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  70. D.... D....

    Yes he was great one of my favorites ( A COUPLE MORE YEARS ) LOVE THIS SONG .

  71. 0.... ....

    Kenny Rogers and Millie Jackson sing this song better.  This is a song but the tune and style is to upbeat

    0.... ....

    @Robin Householder
    I respect your opinion.But, I feel the pain in the song when Kenny sings it  The song is sad song from a low time Kenny's life when he was basically phoning it in.

    0.... ....

    This song was written by kenny about Waylon. Its a Waylon song through and through.

    0.... ....

    @Eric Melovich Sr
    This song wasn't about Waylon it was about Kenny, himself

    0.... ....

    No sir you are wrong. Kenny was on a flight with Jesse and she was talking about waylon which inspired kenny to write sweet music man.

    0.... ....

    Sometimes certain songs belong to certain voices. And while I'd probably not cross the street to see a Kenny Rogers' performance and I'd sell my wife and farm to see Waylon perform just one more time again, this is one of those songs. Rogers' version sounds better to my ears than Waylon's version. Sometimes it's the first version you've ever heard that sticks with you!

  72. E.... L....

    Waylon Jennings by far the best artist in country music ever to come out of Texas.they do  not come any better.he is my husband favorite.

    E.... L....

    I agree and he is missed but left us with his greatness !!

    E.... L....

    I named my youngest son after him

  73. V.... S....

    I honestly thought NO ONE could do this song but Kenny Rogers. Boy was I mistaken! Waylon does an awesome job on this song written BY Kenny Rogers, ABOUT Waylon, after Kenny had a conversation on a plane with Jesse!

    V.... S....

    that's not true-Rogers wrote this song when he was with the first editions, long before he went "country"

    V.... S....

    @Howard Olson , sorry, but you are wrong. Kenny Rogers said himself that he wrote this song about Waylon after having a conversation with Jesse.

    V.... S....

    @Howard Olson Why do you assume this song is "country," and that Kenny did not write it years before it was released? Happens sometimes. Music people travel in the same circles for decades.

    V.... S....

    @Howard Olson rogers said it was about jennings bret van voorhis stands correct he said it on carson

  74. v.... v....

    First tme I'm really listening to this, and man, every song I hear Walon sing just hits it where it feels most. RIP and thank you for all the pleasure you gave us, Walon.

  75. D.... B....

    Reba does it better

    D.... B....

    Hahaha. Get outta here....

    D.... B....

    Then get off of here and go listen to Reba..........

    D.... B....

    @dennis g NOBODY DOES IT BETTER

    D.... B....

    Oh Hell No

  76. w.... ....

    27 idiots saw this video!! And a small handful that don't get the joke did too! 😜

    w.... ....

    It's up to 18 idiots now.

    w.... ....

    24 kids weren't raised right.

    w.... ....

    Nope. I gave this song a thumbs up, not a thumbs down. Only people such as yourself who obviously hate country music would call those of us who do appreciate good music "idiots."

    w.... ....

    Add another idiot lol

    w.... ....

    Waylon always

  77. d.... d....

    well Kenny and Waylon both sing it pretty good

  78. b.... ....

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Music_Man
    It says Kenny Rogers wrote/recorded it.

    b.... ....

    yes he sure did

  79. M.... C....

    This is the Best !!

  80. D.... F....

    This song was written by Glen Cambell, people give the wrong man credit. He wrote it specifically for Waylon and presented it to Jessi for Waylons review, he, Waylon, recorded it in Canada first. Like Leather and Lace, written specifically for Waylon and Jessi!! Awesome!!

    D.... F....

    you are right

    D.... F....

    rogers wrote this song when he was with The First Editions --long before he even knew who Waylon Jennings was-Rogers said he wrote about Waylon just to build his own ego up.

    D.... F....

    Kenny Rogers wrote Sweet Music Man bout Elvis Presley, do some research on this
    and you will find this is correct.

    D.... F....

    @Dorothy Cunningham that isn't true ...I have and do my homework thoroughly and Kenny wrote it about WAYLON and Reba and Hank Jr..talked about it on award night in NASHVILLE...Just like most people don't know WAYLON didn't drink alcohol..

    D.... F....

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Music_Man

  81. I.... C....

    thank you  for a great song 

  82. J.... D....

    Waylon Jennings will never die."

    J.... D....

    Waylon Had a voice ,he lived in his songs.

  83. J.... T....

    Happy Waylon Wednesday everyone have a great day.

  84. d.... g....

    im 40 and some of my earliest memories have a waylon song in the background he set a standard that most of them CMT bands wish they could meet! WMFJ FOREVER!

  85. J.... F....

    I grew up listening to Waylon with my dad I m 26 and he is still my favorite singer

  86. M.... L....

    Miss you, Waylon. Grew up with you and will grow old with you.

  87. t.... ....

    thank you i will

  88. t.... ....

    so sad i only discovered waylon around two years back. god what have i been missing. this great country singer i am trying to make up for lost years i listen to him every day. just sad that i wont see him live on stage. well not in this world anyway. god bless you waylon.

    t.... ....

    be happy you have heard him.

  89. S.... W....

    Well if you are not anti-White I apologize. However, we are in a fight for survival and we are trying to expose White Genocide.

    We go everywhere because our discussions are BANNED everywhere.

    We must intrude pretty much everywhere we can. It is NOT just on Waylon or country music videos, believe me. This is all over the internet now. This is the biggest sensation going.

    Anti-racist is a code word for anti-White.

  90. S.... W....

    You have sat through thousands of hours of Anti-White programming on TV shows, movies, songs and school classrooms. Yet you said nothing. Now, you suddenly cry foul when Whites are being defended?
    You moral coward.
    We go everywhere because our discussions are BANNED everywhere.
    We are reacting the way any free person reacts to Thought Policing.
    Anti-racist is a code word for anti-White

  91. L.... W....

    How could anyone give this a thumbs down???

  92. B.... F....

    Watasha could make any song sound cool.

  93. A.... F....

    I agree.

  94. t.... ....

    I echo hudare46b's commeny - bring on more waylon songs!

  95. g.... w....

    Everybody says the final solution to this RACE problem is for EVERY white country and ONLY white countries to “assimilate,” i.e., intermarry, with all those non-whites.
    Immigration, tolerance, and especially assimilation are being used against the white race.
    All this immigration and intermarriage is for EVERY white country and ONLY white countries.
    Anti-racist is a codeword for anti-white.

  96. S.... W....

    No "anti-racists" say a 100% Black area needs more diversity.

    No "anti-racists" say a 100% Asian area needs more diversity.

    No "anti-racists" say a 100% Muslim area needs more diversity.

    According to "anti-racists", they are already 100% diverse.

    They say ALL & ONLY White area need to be more diverse, and that White areas only stop needing to be more diverse when there are no White people left in them.

    Anti-racist is a codeword for anti-White.

  97. C.... S....

    CLASSIC

  98. T.... ....

    No old Hoss n Cash are my favorites.Kennys version was pop.Kenny was more country with the edition.

  99. R.... B....

    Kenny Rogers does not belong in the same sentence with Hoss