(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers Merle Haggard

Oh, the love you promised would be mine forever I would have bet my bottom dollar on Well, it sure turned out to be a short forever Just once I turned my back and you were gone From now on all my friends

The Brothers Merle Haggard

[Merle Haggard] Several years ago He gave up everything that mattered And rambled off to Nashville Tennessee With a pocket full of country songs And his old guitar He thought that's where he was supposed

I Can't Stand Me Merle Haggard

I can't stand me sine I lost you and I can't stand nobody else I can't stand me since you went away and I gotta get away from myself I used to be a high-stepper with a lot on the ball my friends all called

Someday When Things Are Good (Album Version) Merle Haggard

Someday when things are good, I'm gonna leave you. I can't seem to go when things are bad. I'll be one more love that you can dream about, And one more man that you can say you've had.

Someday When Things Are Good Merle Haggard

Someday when things are good I'm gonna leave you I can't seem to go when things are bad I'll be one more love that you can dream about And one more man that you can say you've had You'll always be the

I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me Merle Haggard

prisoner Just take his mem'ry trips and fights the pain And a word from home can mean so much to a prisoner It's been years since that last letter came Not a day goes by that I don't think of mama And my

Long Black Limousine Merle Haggard

There's a long line of mourners coming down our street Their fancy cars are such a sight to see They're all of your rich friends that knew you in the city And now they finally brought you back to me The

My Ramona Merle Haggard

Everybody's talking bad about Ramona They say she's changed a lot since I've been gone They say she may not be too glad to see me 'Cause Ramona doesn't know I'm coming home But everybody's wrong about

I Think I'm Gonna Live Forever Merle Haggard

When you first left me baby I thought I would surely lose my mind Everyday of life was just another day gone by Well you really had me down in a deep depression I wanted real bad just to crawl off and

If I Could Be Him Merle Haggard

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I Made The Prison Band Merle Haggard

Deep inside this lonely prison where the pleasures are so few; Where the walls are strong and the days are long and there's nothin' new. I learned to play the guitar. I'm doin' the best I can.

A Better Love Next Time Merle Haggard

[Spoken:] Got a call tonight Sayin' we could still be friends What a way to say goodbye What a way to end They say the darkest hour Is just before dawn So I'll just hold my head up And try to sing my song

Huntsville Merle Haggard

That old white haired judge in Dallas Didn't pay my story no mind They're takin' me down to Huntsville I'm bringin' in a load of time They caught me on a caper that I planned for days And proved everything

My Rough And Rowdy Ways Merle Haggard

For years and years I've rambled I drank my wine and gambled But one day I thought I would settle down I have met a perfect lady She said she'd be my baby We built a cottage in the old hometown But somehow

I Threw Away The Rose Merle Haggard

Once I lived a life of wine and roses and I drank a lot back then for one concern Success for me lay just around the corner I thought my social friends would help me make me turn But now I'm paying for

If We Make It Through December (Remastered) Merle Haggard

If we make it through December Everything's gonna be all right I know It's the coldest time of winter And I shiver when I see the falling snow If we make it through December Got plans to be in a warmer

If We Make It Through December Merle Haggard

If we make it through December Everything's gonna be alright I know; It's the coldest time of winter And I shiver when I see the falling snow; If we make it through December, Got plans to be a warmer

Love Keeps Hanging On Merle Haggard

Lately I've been losin' the darkness in my head The years are catchin' up with you and me but we don't care We're growin' old together but we won't be along In lots of ways we've fallen off but love keeps

Gone Crazy Merle Haggard

Well you took my love for granted and I gave it all willingly But seeing you with someone else was the breaking point for me I know I'm goin' crazy I can feel it comin' on The signs're all around me and

No Reason To Quit Merle Haggard

There's a circle of people where I'm no longer welcome I'm ashamed to say that I'm no longer fit I could sober up tomorrow and face my friends again But I've got no reason to quit No I've got no reason

Workin' Man Blues Merle Haggard

It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife I been a workin' man dang near all my life I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use I'll drink my beer in a tavern, Sing a little bit

Go Home Merle Haggard

In old Padres Nadres Old Mexico Once in my travel I happened to go I met Maria and we fell in love It seemed like heaven came down from above Dark skin and dark eyes and dark wavy hair All kept me spellbound

I'm Always On A Mountain When I Fall Merle Haggard

Most of my life I've almost been a winner I've come so close but never really won Just when I thought I finally made it I found myself back where I started from I hate to say I'm giving up but I believe

I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink Merle Haggard

Could be holding you tonight Could be doing wrong or doing right You don't care about what I think I think I'll just stay here and drink Hey, putting you down won't square the deal A least you'll

Reasons To Quit Merle Haggard

Reasons to quit the smoke and booze don't do me like before And I'm hardly ever sober and my old friends don't come around much anymore Reasons to quit below it always lower than the high And the reasons

Grandma's Homemade Christmas Card Merle Haggard

The family once received a homemade Christmas card And everyone was thrilled to read the verse inside 'Cause every line was printed where the print should be And grandma's name was neatly signed with

It Always Will Be Merle Haggard

Sometimes I think that love is somewhere Living on an island all alone I can see it in the darkness, I can feel it in the distance Then it's gone An' then I know it's time That I go an' find my favorite

The Race Is On Merle Haggard

wrote me off with a call But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow When I may break right down and bawl Now the race is on And here comes pride up the backstretch Heartaches are goin' to the inside

Making Believe Merle Haggard

I can't hold you close, darlin' when you're not with me You're somebody's love and you will never be mine Making believe I'll spend my lifetime Loving you and making believe Making believe that I never

Mama I've Got To Go To Memphis Merle Haggard

Mama did she leave to go to Memphis Are you taking care care of Braidy while she's gone And mama is she down there drown the mem'ries Surely she won't be in Memphis very long Mama since I left her I've

All Of Me Belongs To You Merle Haggard

All of me belongs to you all the time You're the only one that's ever on my mind There's no way that I would ever be untrue There's not one single part of me That don't miss you through and through 'Cause

This Song Is Mine Merle Haggard

Sometimes songs are done by singers that don't mean them And at times I've done the same and couldn't sing them At times I've written songs about some things I didn't do But these are my words and mine

My Hands Are Tied Merle Haggard

me today In prison where I have to stay But this time she came here To tell me goodbye Pretending that I understood I held back the tears best I could But I know that she knew I wanted to cry 'Cause my

I Still Can't Say Goodbye Merle Haggard

When I was young My dad would say "C'mon son, let's go out an' play" Seems like only yesterday When I was all by myself I'd climb up the closet shelf Find his hat an' fix the brim Pretending I was him

Workin' Man Blues (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife I been a workin' man dang near all my life I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use I'll drink my beer in a tavern Sing a little bit

My Favorite Memory Merle Haggard

They say time changes all it pertains to But your memory is stronger than time I guess, everything does change Except what you choose to recall There's a million good daydreams to dream on But baby, you are

Thanking The Good Lord Merle Haggard

The pieces are all falling together The picture is coming in view When I thought the end was upon me I found my purpose in you And let the power that made Help me to prosper and be fair in all things that

Leavin's Not The Only Way To Go Merle Haggard

Do the mornin's still come early, are the nights not long enough? Does a tear of hesitation fall on everything you touch?

I'M Gonna Break Every Heart I Can Merle Haggard

All I can say in answer to your questionIs the goin's on are still goin' onThis certain guy's still takin' up his candyHe's 99 and all his youth is goneBut he climbs that hill and still comes down a smilin'And

Blues Stay Away From Me Merle Haggard

Blues, stay away from me Blues, why don't you let me be?

Honky Tonk Night Time Man Merle Haggard

I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I get my rest in the daytime I make my running round at night I had the blues this morning

There Ain't No Good Chain Gang Merle Haggard

Bet it ain't a rainin' back home bet your sister's still on the phone Bet mama's in the kitchen cookin' fried chicken wishin' that I hadn't went wrong Oh, but mama don't you worry everything's gonna be

No Show Jones Merle Haggard

hank's been in prison We didn't know that And dolly's got two big reasons she's well known They call me no show Jones They call me no show Jones Still I'm never on Still never on Instead of just singin' my

I Want To Be With You Always Merle Haggard

I lose my blues, honey When I'm with you No one else can do You're in my heart to stay.

My Mary Merle Haggard

I take a trip every evening Scrolling down memory lane I'm walkin' again those familiar paths Dreaming those dreams again And I can always see my sweetheart Just as she used to be Waiting for someone at

My Favorite Memory (Album Version) Merle Haggard

There's a million good daydreams to dream on But, baby, you are My Favorite Mem'ry of all. Like the night we made love in the hallway, Slept all night long on the floor.

Are the Good Times Really Over Merle Haggard

country was strong Back before Elvis and before the Vietnam war came along Before the Beatles and Yesterday when a man could still work and still would Is the best of the free life behind us now And are

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star (Album Version) Merle Haggard

Twinkle, twinkle lucky star, Can you send me luck from where you are? Can you make a rainbow shine that far? Twinkle, twinkle lucky star. Can you really make a wish come true?

Goin' Home For Christmas Merle Haggard

My family called me on the phone and said "Grandpa would you come home?"

Honky Tonk Night Time Man (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

Merle Haggard I'm a honky tonk night time man, I can't stand no light I'm a honky tonk night time man, I can't stand no light I get my rest in the daytime I make my running round at night I had the blues