I Came So Close To Living Alone Merle Haggard

"I came close, so close to failure I came close to living alone I know the kids still love me and their mama But I came so close to losing my home I felt small enough to drown in each teardrop But big

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

Making Believe Merle Haggard

Making believe that you still love me It's leaving me alone and so blue But I'll always dream, still I'll never own you Making believe, it's all I can 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

Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) Merle Haggard

That little band was all a part of living, And our only means of living at the time; And it wasn't like no normal family combo, Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind.

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

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

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.

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

Pancho And Lefty (Album Version) Merle Haggard

They only let him slip away, Out of kindness, I suppose. Lefty, he can't sing the blues all night long like he used to. The dust that Pancho bit down south ended up in Lefty's mouth.

Pancho And Lefty Merle Haggard

All the Federales say They could have had him any day They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose. Lefty, he can't sing the blues All night long like he used to.

Carolyn Merle Haggard

Carolyn let me tell you what I heard about a man today He didn't come home from work and he went away 'Til he came to a city, bright in the night time like day There they say he met with some women dressed

The Girl Turned Ripe Merle Haggard

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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

Yesterday Merle Haggard

(I'd like to do a song now that was recoded by a pretty pearly country group known as The Beatles I know you heard them many times from the Grand Ole Opry ha-ha...

Branded Man Merle Haggard

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 un the cold When they let

My Hands Are Tied Merle Haggard

She came her to see 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

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

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

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

Turn To Me Merle Haggard

When the whole world turns against you And life won't let you be When you need someone to turn to Turn to me.

It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) Merle Haggard

She was always there each time I needed you Holding on to me like I held on to you We still don't have what you and I once had No, it's not love, but it's not bad No, it's not love, not like ours was.

Don't Seem Like We've Been Together All Our Lives Merle Haggard

Since we first said I love you it's been twenty years tonight I moved by and love refused to go It seems like only yesterday or maybe just last summer Most of all a year or so ago Don't seem like we've

I Won't Give Up My Train Merle Haggard

I pulled into Memphis thirteen minutes early first time in two weeks There's where she came to meet me as I stepped down off of 51 and needed sleep And the baby's overdue I know you need some things But

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

San Antonio Rose Merle Haggard

Deep within my heart lies a melody A song of old San Antone Where in dreams I live with a memory Beneath the stars all alone It was there I found beside the Alamo Enchantment strange as the blue up above

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Merle Haggard

But do you recall The most famous reindeer of all Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose And if you ever saw it You would even say it glows All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and call

Little Ole Wine Drinker Me Merle Haggard

쨩 I'm praying for rain in California So the grapes can grow and they can make more wine And I'm a sittin' at a honky'n in Chicago With a broken heart and a woman on my mind I match the man behind a bar

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

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.

House Of Memories Merle Haggard

My house of memories, is all I own, I live in misery, now that you're gone. A constant reminder, of what used to be, Is torturing me, in my house of memories.

If I Had Left It Up To You Merle Haggard

You made plans to leave a thousand times I know And a thousand times I should have let you go But each time I'll always beg you back somehow If I'd left it up to you it'd all be over now It'd all be over

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Merle Haggard

I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way Stopped off at the North Pole to spend a holiday I called on dear old Santa Claus To see what I could see He took me to his workshop And told his

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town Merle Haggard

"I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way Stopped off at the North Pole to spend a holiday I called on dear old Santa Claus To see what I could see He took me to his workshop And told

The Race Is On Merle Haggard

I feel tears wellin' up Cold and deep inside Like my heart's sprung a big break And a stab of loneliness sharp and painful That I may never shake Now, you might say that I was takin' it hard Since you

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

Things Aren't Funny Anymore Merle Haggard

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

Swinging Doors Merle Haggard

This old smoke filled bar is something I'm not used to But if gave up my home to see you satisfied And I just called to let you know where I'll be living It's not much but I feel welcome here inside And

I Had A Beautiful Time Merle Haggard

We met downtown in the barroom Both of us needing a friend And you brought me home to your doorstep It was there you invited me in We spent the wee hours dancing To your favorite home stereo sounds We

A Place To Fall Apart Merle Haggard

I'll probably never see you eye to eye again This letter's meant to be my last farewell But you need to understand I'm nearly crazy You need to know my life has gone to hell Write me back and tell me why

I Always Get Lucky With You (Album Version) Merle Haggard

I've had good luck, and bad luck And no luck, it's true But I always get lucky with you I've been turned on, and turned down When the bars close at two But I always get lucky with you I've had two strikes

I Always Get Lucky With You Merle Haggard

I've had good luck and bad luck And no luck it's true But I always get lucky with you I've been turned on and turned down When the bars close up too But I always get lucky with you I keep two strikes

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

Sing Me Back Home Merle Haggard

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

Sing Me Back Home (Live) Merle Haggard

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

Old Man From The Mountain Merle Haggard

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

A Place To Fall Apart (Album Version) Merle Haggard

I'll Prob'ly Never See You Eye To Eye A-gain This Letter's Meant To Be My Last Fare-well But You Need To Under-stand I'm Nearly Crazy You Need To Know My Life Has Gone To Hell Write Me Back And Tell Me

My Baby's Just Like Money Merle Haggard

Well, my baby's just like money True while you hold her tight But if you let her go, she'll blow like dough Honky-tonk day and night 'Cos a friend of mine, he came and wised me up This is what he said

Somebody Else You've Known Merle Haggard

I've always been the kinda guy that didn't love a lot I took all the love they offered me with ease And it didn't make much difference if they loved me or not 'Cause I'd love 'em for a while then I'd leave

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.