Wasted Way Of Life Song Lyrics and Chords by Lefty Frizzell
Wasted Way Of Life
Recorded by Lefty Frizzell
Written by Vic McAlpin
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Don't tempt me if I should pass your
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door
You'd hide your
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heart if you knew what was in
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store
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pain and misery is all you'd
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ever find with me
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wasted way of life nothing
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more
My
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wasted way of life is filled with
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sorrow and strife
I take no vows when I do my one man
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show
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good friends in the snow
The tracks I
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made fade as I go
Just a
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wasted way of life is all I
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know
The swinging door in my heart will never
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close
One walks
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in one walks out that's how it
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goes
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you should pass through just
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remember as you do
There'll be
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someone close behind pushing
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you
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wasted way of life is filled with
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sorrow and strife
I take no vows when I do my one man
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good friends in the snow
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made fade as I go
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wasted way of life is all I
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know
FAQ
Who sang the the song Wasted Way Of Life?
- The song Wasted Way Of Life was sang by Lefty Frizzell.
Who is Lefty Frizzell?
- William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 - July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer.He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits, and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer.
Frizzell influenced a number of other country singers, including George Jones, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, and John Fogerty. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. After the death of Hank Williams in 1953, Frizzell released many songs that charted in the Top 10 of the Hot Country Songs charts. His success did not carry on into the 1960s, and after suffering from alcoholism, he died at age 47.
A vocalist who set the style of singing "the country way" for the generations that followed, Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his career. He smoothed out the rough edges of a honky tonk song by sounding out syllables longer and singing longer. Because of this, his music became much more mainstream without losing its honky-tonk attitude and persona.
