My Way Of Life Song Lyrics and Chords by Jimmy Dean
My Way Of Life
Recorded by Jimmy Dean
Written by Sonny Curtis
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walking down a high
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way
Ain't going nowhere
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but that's my way of
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life
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Well I ain't
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never had much
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ambition
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But I
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always
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made my own
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way
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turnin' a couple of
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jobs in
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some ladies' back
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yard
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averaged about a dollar a
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day
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wake up
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early each
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morning
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before I started
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on my
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way
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get some cigarettes and a
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couple of cups of
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coffee
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sweepin' the local
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city
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cafe
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walking down a high
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way
Ain't going nowhere
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but that's my way of
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life
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Ain't
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never had no
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one to
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love me
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Never had girl to
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call my
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own
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never would take a chance to
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fool with
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romance
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guess I'm used to being
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alone
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Nobody
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wants a
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drifter so
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I'll keep
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moving
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on
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nothin' to tie me down
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wanna leave
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town
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body's gonna
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miss me when I'm
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gone
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walking down a high
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way
Ain't going nowhere
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but that's my way of
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life
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FAQ
Who sang the the song My Way Of Life?
- The song My Way Of Life was sang by Jimmy Dean.
Who is Jimmy Dean?
- Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 - June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor, and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials. He is a distant cousin of actor James Dean
He became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. He rose to fame for his 1961 country music crossover hit into rock and roll with "Big Bad John" and his 1963 television series The Jimmy Dean Show, which gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national media exposure.
His acting career included appearing in the early seasons in the Daniel Boone TV series as the sidekick of the famous frontiersman played by star Fess Parker. Later he was on the big screen in a supporting role as billionaire Willard Whyte in the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever (1971).
He lived near Richmond, Virginia, and was nominated for the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010, though died before his induction that year at the age of 81.
