The Wild Side Of Life Merle Haggard

You wouldn't read my letter if I wrote you You asked me not to call you on the phone But there's something I'm wanting to tell you So I wrote it in the words of this song I didn't know God made honky tonk

The Fightin' Side Of Me Merle Haggard

' up for things they believe in When they're runnin' down my country, man They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me Runnin' down the way of life Our fightin

Shotgun And A Pistol Merle Haggard

That mornin' a lady locked arms with a shotgun And the pistol rode west with the sun Now the outlaws of Tombstone and the outlaws forever Know that death is the way of the gun They fought side by side,

Without You On My Side Merle Haggard

A day with no sleep, a night with no love And life without you on my side If I had to lay down without you on my side Nightmares would throw both my eyes open wide And the bad dreams wouldn't leave me

The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde Merle Haggard

Bonnie was a waitress in a small cafe Clyde Barrow was the rounder that took her away They both robbed and killed until both of them died So goes the legend of Bonnie and Clyde The poems that she wrote

Living With The Shades Pulled Down Merle Haggard

(Merle Haggard) I fell in love with a working girl oh Lord she sure was sweet I met her down in the Red Light Tavern working on Bourbon Street Way down in the old French quarter bright lights side of town

White Man Singin' The Blues Merle Haggard

The old man paid no mind to color 'Cause he knew that I'd been down and out Old Joe said that I was a soul brother From the things I'd been singin' about Well, he liked how I played my old guitar So he

Life Of A Rodeo Cowboy Merle Haggard

or gettin' broke That's the life of a rodeo cowboy And that's the only life I know On the day you think your day is the big one I'm walkin' away with all that they own Then your lyin' hurtin' hearin' someone

Silver Eagle Merle Haggard

Well, he rides into town on the back of a big silver eagle Strapped to his shoulders are the burden of staying on top And the lines in his face tell the story of an uphill flight You can tell how he feels

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

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

Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver) Merle Haggard

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 the good times really over for good ?

Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver) (Album Version) Merle Haggard

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 the good times really over for good ?

Are the Good Times Really Over Merle Haggard

I wish a buck was still silver and it was back when the 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

Grandma Harp Merle Haggard

in Arkansas Then in nineteen-one she married Grandpa We laid her soul to rest one Sunday mornin' And everybody knew she'd done her part Don't get set to hear no hidden family legend Just a song about the

Kentucky Gambler Merle Haggard

I wanted more from life, than four kids and a wife And a job in a dark Kentucky mine.

Mary's Mine Merle Haggard

Mary's mine and she'll always be till the end of time She gave her heart to me No truer love could I ever find than Mary's love And Mary's mine I once lived the life without meaning Just the face with

The Roots Of My Raisin' Merle Haggard

I left the four lane highway, took a blacktop seven miles Down by the old country school I went to as a child Three miles down a gravel road, I could see the proud old home A tribute to a way of life that's

The Roots Of My Raising Merle Haggard

A tribute to a way of life that's almost come and gone. The roots of my raising run deep. I've come back for the strength that I need. And hope comes no matter how far down I sink.

Who'Ll Buy The Wine Merle Haggard

WHO WILL BUY THE WINE (Billy Mize) « © '59 Billy Mize Music » Not so long ago you held our baby's bottle But the one you're holding now's a different kind And you'd never know whose lips you'll soon be

Opportunity To Cry Merle Haggard

Just watch the sunrise on the other side of town Once more I've waited and once more you've let me down This would be a perfect time for me to die So I'd like to take this opportunity to cry You gave your

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 Can'T Stop Loving You Merle Haggard

I can't stop loving you, I've made up my mind To live in memories of old lonesome times I can't stop wanting you and it's useless to say So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday Those happy hours

High On A Hilltop Merle Haggard

High on a hilltop overlooking a city I can see the bright lights as they gleam And somewhere you're dancing in some dingy bar room And the lure of the gay life takes the place of our dream High on a hilltop

Every Fool Has A Rainbow Merle Haggard

"""Every fool has rainbow be But he never seems to find The reward that should be waiting At the end of the line But he'll give up a bed of roses for A life filled with thorns And go chasing after rainbows

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

I Can't Hold Myself In Line Merle Haggard

I'm going off of the deep end And I'm slowly losing my mind And I disagree with the way (ha-ha) I'm living But I can't hold myself in line You give me no reason for my drinkin' But I can't stand myself

I'Ll Look Over You Merle Haggard

I'll look over things you do because I love you so, And I'll be standing on the sidelines while you play.

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

It's All In The Movies Merle Haggard

"They were so much in love with life, happy every way. But love the movie began with, some how got lost in the play.

What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana Merle Haggard

I remember it all started in 1929 when me and Diana came to Alaska To homestead some of this free government land Forty mile from the nearest gravel road we cut our life in the ponderosa pines We sweated

I'm a Lonesome Fugitive Merle Haggard

Down every road there's always one more city I'm on the run, the highway is my home I raised a lot of cane back in my younger days While Mama used to pray my crops would fail I'm a hunted fugitive with

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

Life In Prison Merle Haggard

LIFE IN PRISON (Merle Haggard) ？？？？？？짬 ？？？？？？© '64 Owen Publications, BMI ？？？？？？

My Ramona Merle Haggard

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 Ramona They're just going by the

Hungry Eyes Merle Haggard

He dreamed of something better, and my mama's faith was strong And us kids were just to young to realize That another class of people put us somewhere just below; One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes

You Babe Merle Haggard

Sometimes this ol' world's a drag, it really puts me down I try so hard but nothin' comes around Then I look up to find that I've no reason to be blue I've already found the whole wide world with you And

I'm Still Your Daddy Merle Haggard

I'm Still Your Daddy Written: Merle Haggard Source: Merle Haggard: If I Could Only Fly I knew someday you'd find out about San Quentin And your heart would break And your faith would go away But it's time

What Have You Got Planned Tonight Merle Haggard

> It all started in 1929 me and Diana had gone to Alaska To homestead some of that free government land Forty miles from the nearest gravel road we cut our life in the ponderosa pines We sweated hard

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

Good Old American Guest Merle Haggard

Well I'm longing to ride on a freight train Put a slouch hat down low on my ears I'm yearning to leave this old town On the flight and loose all my troubles and cares In this day of airplanes and highways

Someday When Things Are Good (Album Version) Merle Haggard

You'll always be the kind to dream of yesterday. And a way of life I never understood. And someday soon I'll be just one more memory. And you'll call my name when things are not so good.

Mama Tried Merle Haggard

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

Always Wanting You Merle Haggard

I'd been better off if I'd turned away and never Looked at you the second time. Cause I really had my life all together till your eyes met mine.

What Love Can Do Merle Haggard

What love can do Is make his need to live And make you want to give Thast's what love can do And when your whole world Goes spinnin' out of control and you're alone And you're needin' someone to hold An

Will You Visit Me On Sundays Merle Haggard

Promise me that time won't separate me from your memory That you will still remember me in days of silver hair If not for you I know I'd lose my life before the morning Hold me close and tell me that you

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

That's The Way Love Goes (Album Version) Merle Haggard

I've been throwing horseshoes Over my left shoulder I've spent most all my life Looking for that four-leafed clover But you ran with me, Chasing all my rainbows Honey I love you, too And that's the way

Blues Stay Away From Me Merle Haggard

Don't know why you keep on haunting me Love was never meant for me True love was never meant for me Seems somehow we never can agree Life is full of misery Dreams are like a memory Bringing back

The Dream Merle Haggard

Last last I dreamed that you and I were in awful storm With no place to go or shelter anywhere And it took a while to realize the reason for the dream Now the meaning of it all is coming clear The storm