Silver Wings (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

Silver wings shining in the sunlight Roaring engines headed somewhere in flight They're taking you away, leaving me lonely Silver wings slowly fading out of sight Don't leave me, I cry Don't take that

Silver Wings Merle Haggard

Silver wings shinning in the sunlight, roaring engines headed somewhere in flight. Their taking you away, leaving me lonley, silver wings slowly fading out of sight.

Silver Wings (Live) Merle Haggard

Silver wings shining in the sunlight Roaring engines headed somewhere in flight They're taking you away, leaving me lonely Silver wings slowly fading out of sight Don't leave me, I cry Don't take that

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

Branded Man (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am but they won't let my secret go untold I paid the debt I owed them, but they're still not satisfied now I'm a branded man out in the cold When they

Mama Tried (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

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 And no one could change my mind

Hungry Eyes (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

something better, and my mama's faith was strong And us kids were just too young to realize That another class of people put us somewhere just below One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes Mama never had the

Someday We'll Look Back (Remastered) Merle Haggard

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

(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 Bottle Let Me Down (Remastered) Merle Haggard

Each night I leave the bar room when it's over Not feeling any pain at closing time But tonight your memory found me much too sober Couldn't drink enough to keep you off my mind Tonight the bottle let

Okie From Muskogee (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

We don't burn no draft cards down on Main Street We like livin' right, and bein' free I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee A place where even squares can have a ball We still wave Old Glory down at the

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

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 on the

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

I'm Bringin' Home Good News (Remastered) Merle Haggard

news Got some things you'll be glad to hear Like I'm leavin' town and won't be back around Just long enough to get my gear There won't be any goodbye kisses Well, I'm puttin' on my leavin' shoes This is the

Ridin' High Merle Haggard

They told us that we'd never reach the tower They said that we would prob'ly not But we row the boat of lightnin' through the sky You and I we're ridin' high You and I we're ridin' high We're ridin' high

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

Sing Me Back Home (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom I stood up to say good bye like all the rest And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell 'Let my guitar playing friend do my request

Things Aren't Funny Anymore (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

We used to laugh a lot, we never cried But things are all different now since your sweet love has died Seems we've lost the way to find all the good times we found before Yeah, we used to laugh a lot things

Crazy Moon Merle Haggard

And I'm going to need to hold her pretty soon Crazy me Crazy moon Crazy moon, your silver light can't find the ground Cause you're in the sky before the sun goes down And we waste another lonely afternoon

Old Man From The Mountain (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

Comin' home, home, home Thought I'd better warn you So I called you on the phone Get rid of Joe the grinder You better be there alone 'Cause the old man from the mountain's Comin' home I've been a workin

The Fightin' Side Of Me (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

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

Living With The Shades Pulled Down (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

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 Daytime life

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

I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am (Remastered) Merle Haggard

Things I learned in a hobo jungle Were things they never taught me in a classroom Like where to find a handout While thumbin' through Chicago in the afternoon Hey, I'm not braggin' or complainin' Just

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

Because You Can't Be Mine Merle Haggard

belongs to me And be satisfied with what's already mine What makes a stolen moment such a precious thing I guess it's just because you can't be mine What makes me always want a woman I can't have Why the

Today I Started Loving You Again (Remastered) Merle Haggard, The Strangers

got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend then Today I Started Loving You Again What a fool I was to think I could get by With only these few million tears I've cried I should have known the

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

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

Wouldn't That Be Something Merle Haggard

Wouldn't that be something If I spread my wings and showed you I could fly away? Wouldn't that be something If I ask you to fly with me on some wild and windy day?

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

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

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,

Winter Wonderland Merle Haggard

Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard - Dick Smith) Sleigh bells ring are you listening In the lane snow is glistening A beautiful sight we're happy tonight Walking in the winter wonderland.

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.

Where Does The Good Times Go Merle Haggard

Where does the good times go Where does the river flow Where does the north wind blow Where does the good times go Lips that used to burn with love Now are cold beneath my touch Still I love you oh so

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

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

Chill Factor Merle Haggard

Seems like every November When the weather gets bad I start to remember All the good times we had The long nights get longer I Wish an friend would come by The forecast is zero And the chill factors high

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

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?

Moanin' The Blues Merle Haggard

When my baby moved out and the blues moved in There wasn't nothin' I could do But mosey around with my head in my hands Yelling, “What am I comin' to?”

Stop The World And Let Me Off Merle Haggard

Hey, stop the world and let me off I'm tired of going round and round I've played the game of love and lost Hey, stop the world and let me off My dreams are shattered, don't you see?

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

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

Don't Get Married Merle Haggard

Julie they've taken me to prison I pulled the gun and robbed the jewelry store The only thing I took was that big diamond You know the one you said you wish was yours The diamond in the window called for

Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) Merle Haggard

Daddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp, Sister played the ringing tambourine. Mama couldn't hear our pretty music, She read our lips and helped the family sing.

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

Going Where The Lonely Go Merle Haggard

Rollin with the flow Going where the lonely go Anywhere the lights are low Going where the lonely go Making up things to do Not running in all directions Trying to find you I'm rollin with the flow Going

Going Where The Lonely Go (Album Version) Merle Haggard

Rollin with the flow Going where the lonely go Anywhere the lights are low Going where the lonely go Making up things to do Not running in all directions Trying to find you I'm rollin with the flow Going