Waylon Jennings, my hero from Texas How I love to play his country songs From Amanda to The Yellow Rose of Texas And they say that Storms Never Last He grew up in Littlefield, Texas And early learned to play guitar When on the road with Buddy Holly and his Crickets And soon became a shining star Waylon Jennings, my hero from Texas How I love to play his country songs From Amanda to The Yellow Rose of Texas And they say that Storms Never Last But his life was not a trail of roses He went down so many dark roads But came up with his love to Jessi Colter And soon became a happy man Waylon Jennings, my hero from Texas How I love to play his country songs From Amanda to The Yellow Rose of Texas And they say that Storms Never Last Now my hero's been for a long time gone But his memories stick to dirt and grime He's a true American legend I play his songs every night Waylon Jennings, my hero from Texas How I love to play his country songs From Amanda to The Yellow Rose of Texas And they say that Storms Never Last He grew up in Littlefield, Texas And early learned to play guitar When on the road with Buddy Holly and his Crickets And soon became a shining star Waylon Jennings, my hero from Texas How I love to play his country songs From Amanda to The Yellow Rose of Texas And they say that Storms Never Last And they say that Storms Never Last