I Ain't Living Long Like This

"I Ain't Living Long Like This" is a song written by Rodney Crowell for his 1978 album Ain't Living Long Like This. "I Ain't Living Long Like This" was first recorded in 1978 by Emmylou Harris as a track for her album, Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town.

Waylon Jennings version

"I Ain't Living Long Like This"
Single by Waylon Jennings
from the album What Goes Around Comes Around
B-side	"It's the World Gone Crazy (Cotillion)"
Released	December 1979
Format	7" single
Genre	Country rock blues rock roots rock
Length	4:44
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Rodney Crowell
Producer(s)	Richie Albright
Waylon Jennings singles chronology
"Come with Me" (1979) "I Ain't Living Long Like This" (1979) "Clyde" (1980)

• In 1979, Waylon Jennings recorded the song for his album What Goes Around Comes Around. His version was his eleventh number one on the country chart. It is included on the Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack and played on the in-game radio station Rebel Radio.

Chart performance

Chart (1979–80)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Other recordings

• Brooks & Dunn
• Gary Stewart and Jerry Jeff Walker
• Andy Griggs
• Justin Moore
• Webb Wilder
• Albert Lee
• Chris Janson

References

Preceded by "Years" by Barbara Mandrell	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single March 1, 1980	Succeeded by "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" by Willie Nelson
Preceded by "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" by Willie Nelson	RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 12, 1980	Succeeded by "I'd Love to Lay You Down" by Conway Twitty