Merle Haggard

Last night we had a hell raisin’ time Nippin’ on tequila and suckin’ on limes Sunrise chased the good time away And good morning would have been the wrong thing to say ’cause the poundin’ in the top of my head Hey didn’t leave me any too soon I can’t say we’ve had a good…

The first thing i remember knowing, was a lonesome whistle blowing And a young un’s dream of growing up to ride On a freight train leaving town not knowing where i’m bound No-one could change my mind but mama tried. One and only rebel child from a family, meek and mild My mama seemed to…

Let’s chase each other ’round the room tonight Let’s play the games we played on our wedding night To lock and bolt the door is only right Let’s chase each other ’round the room tonight Seems like lately people love to play with fire The other games they play are just as bad I’d rather…

Someday when our dream world finds us And these hard times are gone We’ll laugh and count our blessings In a mansion all our own If we both pull together tomorrow’s sure to come Someday we’ll look back and say it was fun We live on love and pennies And the day dream out of…

I’ll never swim kern river again. It was there that i met her. It was there that i lost my best friend. And now i live in the mountains. I drifted up here with the wind. And i may drown in still water, But i’ll never swim kern river again. I grew up in an…

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 of these working man blues I keep my nose…

Always wanting you, but never having you, Makes it hard to face tomorrow ’cause i Know i’ll be wanting you again. Always loving you, but never touching you, Sometimes hurts me almost more than i can stand. I’d been better off if i’d turned away and never Looked at you the second time. ’cause i…

Bonnie was a waitress in a small cafe Clyde barrow was the rounder that took her away They both robbed and killed until both loved and died So goes the legend of bonnie and clyde The poem that she wrote of the life that they led Told of the lawmen left dying or dead Some…

I’m writing this down in a trench mom Don’t scold if it isn’t so neat The way that you did, when i was a kid When i’d come home with mud on my feet The captain just gave us our orders And mom we must carry them through And i’ll finish this letter the first…

I hear people talkin’ bad, About the way we have to live here in this country, Harpin’ on the wars we fight, An’ gripin’ ’bout the way things oughta be. An’ i don’t mind ’em switchin’ sides, An’ standin’ up for things they believe in. When they’re runnin’ down my country, man, They’re walkin’ on…

Grandma’s maiden name was zonethelines And there’s ninety years to tell about in a few short lines Born in newton county down in arkansas Then in 1901 she married grandpa. We laid her soul to rest on sunday morning And everybody knew she’d done her part Don’t get set to hear no hidden family legend…

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 by back and you were gone From now on all my friends are gonna be strangers I’m all through, ever trusting anyone The only…

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 town come summer time Maybe even california If we make it through december we’ll…

It’s a way of mine to say just what i’m thinking And to do the things i really want to do And you want to change the part of me i’m proud of So i can’t be myself when i’m with you Oh you never liked the clothes i wear on sunday Just because i…