Life Of A Rodeo Cowboy Merle Haggard

Well, it really has been nice bein' with you But I'm afraid that I've got to leave As you know I'm a rodeo cowboy And there's a rodeo down in Mesquite That's the life of a rodeo cowboy Breakin' broncs

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

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

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 ?

Grandma Harp Merle Haggard

Grandma's maiden name was Zona Villines There's ninety years to tell about in a few short lines Born in Newton County down in Arkansas Then in nineteen-one she married Grandpa We laid her soul to rest

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 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

Are the Good Times Really Over Merle Haggard

would Is the best of the free life behind us now And are the good times really over for good Are we rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell With no kinda chance for the flag or the Liberty Bell

The Roots Of My Raising Merle Haggard

I left a four lane highway took a black top seven miles down by the old country school I went to as a child. Three miles down the gravel road I could see a proud old home.

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

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 Fightin' Side Of Me Merle Haggard

me Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me Runnin' down the way of life Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep If you don't love it, leave it Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin' You're

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

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

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

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

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

Hungry Eyes Merle Haggard

A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labour camp Stand out in this memory I revived; Cause my daddy raised a family there, with two hard working hands And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Life In Prison Merle Haggard

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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

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.

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

Will You Visit Me On Sundays Merle Haggard

Just outside these prison walls a hanging tree is waiting Tomorrow I'll meet darkness as death will say hello Darling put you lips to mine and tell me that you love Hold me close again before you go [Chorus

What Love Can Do Merle Haggard

What love can do Is build a bridge for two And make our dreams come true That's what love can do.

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

Always Wanting You Merle Haggard

Cause I really had my life all together till your eyes met mine. And there I say a yearning and a feeling 'cross The room that you felt for me.

Kentucky Gambler Merle Haggard

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

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

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

Rodeo Cowboy Lynn Anderson

I meet him in Wyoming at the Cheyenne rodeo Just a kid in pigtails and thirteen at the time I remember how I cheered the day he rode a horse called Midnight And I vowed that someday that cowgirl could

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

Someday When Things Are Good Merle Haggard

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 kind to dream of

I'Ll Look Over You Merle Haggard

It's your life to live the way you want to live, And I'll look over you if you'll just let me stay.

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

Movin' On Merle Haggard

The white line is the life line to a nation. And men like Will and Sonny make it move. Livin' like a gypsy, always on the go Doin' what they best know how to do.

I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me Merle Haggard

There's not much a man can do inside a 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

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,

Runaway Mama Merle Haggard

If you see this kind of lady, kind of tall, kind of slim. She's my runaway mama. Call the law and turn her in she's got lots of pretty things that a man cannot ignore.

This Song Is For You Merle Haggard

and you left hard work in hand For a memory of a man who's chain and bound Lord knows you need a man and an understandin' hand Before you run completely out of love You can't stay in love with a memory

Mixed Up Mess Of A Heart Merle Haggard

Oh, you poor, broke, mixed up, mess of a heart Yeah, a little, bitty woman gonna tear you all apart I warned you a thousand times But you wouldn't listen nor pay me no mind You poor, broke, mixed up, mess

A Friend In California Merle Haggard

L.A. traffic is bad this time of year But there's a friend of yours in California Sure wishes you were here And as you lay your head on your pillow tonight just remember There's a friend of yours in California