Title: I Ain't Living Long Like This
Content:  "I Ain't Living Long Like This" is a song written by Rodney Crowell that was first recorded by Gary Stewart on his 1977 album Your Place or Mine (with Rodney Crowell and Nicolette Larson on backing vocals). Emmylou Harris then recorded the song for her 1978 album, Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town. Crowell released his version as well in 1978 on his debut album Ain't Living Long Like This.
Title: Ain't Living Long Like This
Content: Rodney Crowell – vocals, acoustic guitar 
Title: Ain't Living Long Like This
Content: CMT ; Allmusic ; AOL Music 
Title: Ain't Living Long Like This
Content:  Ain't Living Long Like This is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell, released in 1978 by Warner Bros. Records. It failed to enter the Top Country Albums chart. The songs, "Elvira", "Baby Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down" and "(Now and Then, There's) A Fool Such as I" were released as singles but they all failed to chart within the top 40. Despite this, Ain't Living Long Like This is considered one Crowell's best and most influential albums. Brett Hartenbach of Allmusic says it "not only showcases his songwriting prowess, but also his ability to deliver a song, whether it's one of his own or the work of another writer". Most of the songs on this album were later covered by other artists including The Oak Ridge Boys and Alan Jackson. When the album was re-released in 2002 the font on the cover was enlarged to make it more legible.
Title: Ain't Living Long Like This
Content:  One. "Voila, An American Dream" was covered (as "An American Dream") by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and was the title track to their 1979 album. Released as a single, the record hit #13 on the U.S. pop charts and #3 in Canada. "I Ain't Living Long Like This" was recorded in 1977 by Gary Stewart for his album, Your Place or Mine., then recorded in 1978 by Emmylou Harris for her album, Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town, and in 1979 by Waylon Jennings for his album, What Goes Around Comes Around, and Jerry Jeff Walker for his album, Too Old to Change. Brooks & Dunn recorded 
Title: Ain't Living Long Like This
Content: 1) "Elvira" (Dallas Frazier) – 4:26 ; 2) "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" (Bill Trader) – 3:14 ; 3) "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" (Donivan Cowart, Rodney Crowell) – 3:26 ; 4) "Voilá, An American Dream" – 3:53 ; 5) "I Ain't Living Long Like This" – 5:04 1) "Baby, Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down" – 4:31 ; 2) "Song for the Life" – 4:43 ; 3) "I Thought I Heard You Callin' My Name" (Lee Emerson) – 3:13 ; 4) "California Earthquake (A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On)" – 6:20 All tracks composed by Rodney Crowell; except where indicated Side 1 Side 2
Title: I Ain't Living Long Like This
Content: 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 hosted by Jesco White. 
Title: Ain't Living Long Like This
Content: Brian Ahern – acoustic guitar, percussion ; Byron Berline – fiddle, violin ; Hal Blaine – drums ; James Burton – Dobro, electric guitar, acoustic guitar ; Ry Cooder – acoustic and slide guitar ; Donivan Cowart – background vocals ; Hank DeVito – steel guitar ; Dr. John – keyboards ; Amos Garrett – acoustic and electric guitar ; John Goldthwaite – electric guitar ; Emory Gordy Jr. – bass guitar ; Richard Greene – strings ; Glen Hardin – piano ; Emmylou Harris – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals ; Jerry Jumonville – horns, saxophone ; Jim Keltner – drums ; Nicolette Larson – background vocals ; Albert Lee – electric guitar, mandolin, piano, acoustic guitar, background vocals ; Willie Nelson – background vocals ; Mickey Raphael – harmonica ; Tom Sauber – banjo ; Ricky Skaggs – fiddle, violin, background vocals ; John Ware – percussion, drums ; Larry Willoughby – background vocals 
Title: I Ain't Living Long Like This
Content: Brooks & Dunn ; Jerry Jeff Walker ; Andy Griggs ; Justin Moore ; Webb Wilder ; Albert Lee ; Chris Janson ; Foghat ; The Dream Syndicate ; Viagra Boys ; Session Americana ; Shannon McNally 
Title: Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)
Content:  "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)" is a song written by Lonnie Wilson, John Barlow Jarvis and Don Cook, and recorded by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in August 1991 as the first single from the album My Father's Son. The song reached #37 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Question: who wrote ain't living long like this?
Answer: Rodney Crowell.