Merle Haggard

fox69 · 11.10.2014

"Some Of Us Never Learn"

"Some Of Us Never Learn"

There'll always be a few of us to keep the barrooms busy
And there'll always be fools like me with no place else to turn
'Cause liquor has the charmin' taste to keep you coming back
For it's true I guess that some of us never learn.

A crowded bar can't ever change the past
But from time to time we drown it in a glass
'Cause liquor has the charmin' taste to keep you coming back
Well, it's true I guess that some of us never learn.

A crowded bar can't ever change the past
But from time to time we drown it in a glass
'Cause liquor has the charmin' taste to keep you coming back
Well, it's true I guess that some of us never learn.

Never learn...

fox69 · 11.10.2014

"Somebody Else You've Known"

"Somebody Else You've Known"

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
Yeah I can't believe it's really me hurtin' like I do
Just because you left me all alone
I've seen it happen many times to other guys you knew
Surely I must be somebody else you've known
Well when I first met you darling you impressed me more than some
I should have took the warning way back then
But I never stopped to think it that even my day had to come
And like the other guys I want you back again
Yeah I can't believe it's really me...
Surely I must be somebody else you've known

fox69 · 11.10.2014

"Someday We'll Look Back"

"Someday We'll Look Back"

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 sight
And I'm amazed the way you smile
when things don't turn out right
We climb each hill together each step one by one
And someday we'll look back and say it was fun

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
And someday we'll look back and say it was fun

fox69 · 11.10.2014

"Someday When Things Are Good"

"Someday When Things Are Good"

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 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.

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.

fox69 · 11.10.2014

"Someone Told My Story"

"Someone Told My Story"

I played the brand new record on the jukebox
And I scarcely could believe the song I've heard
It told of how you left me for another
It was almost like I'd written every word

Someone told my story in a song
The lyrics told of happiness and home
Then it told of how you've done me wrong
Someone told my story in a song

The writer must've seen the way you done me
For he told it all and never missed a line
He told of swinging doors and the jukebox
And he even knew I almost lost my mind

Someone told my story in a song
The lyrics told of happiness and home
Then it told of how you've done me wrong
Someone told my story in a song

fox69 · 11.10.2014

"Sometimes I Dream"

"Sometimes I Dream"

There's no magic way for me to get over you
There's not much I can say, not a thing left to do
Seldom I laugh and seldom I ever cry
But there's times when I drink too much and times when I lie

Sometimes I hate myself and wish I could scream
Sometimes I give up on love but sometimes I dream

Sometimes I dream looking out through my window
Speeding through the night in a long limousine
There's a curse on my heart and I'll never love again
Forever a lonely man but sometimes I dream

Sometimes I dream looking out through my window
Speeding through the night in a long limousine
There's a curse on my heart and I'll never love again
Forever a lonely man but sometimes I dream

fox69 · 11.10.2014

"Somewhere Between"

"Somewhere Between"

Somewhere between your heart and mine
There's a window that I can't see through
There's a wall so high it reaches the sky
Somewhere between me and you.

I love you so much I can't let you go
And sometimes I believe you love me
But somewhere between your heart and mine
There's a door without any key.

Somewhere between your heart and mine
There's a window that I can't see through
There's a wall so high it reaches the sky
Somewhere between me and you.

Somewhere between your heart and mine
There's a love I can't understand
It's there for a while then it fades like a smile
And I'm left in the middle again.

Somewhere between your heart and mine
There's a window that I can't see through
There's a wall so high it reaches the sky
Somewhere between me and you...

fox69 · 11.10.2014

"Somewhere On Skid Row"

"Somewhere On Skid Row"

I'm gonna lose myself somewhere on skid row
Since I lost you I just don't seem to care
I'm gonna lose myself somewhere on Skid Row
So the wine won't let your mem'ry find me there.

Well, I've been everywhere running both day and night
With the pain of loving you right close behind
And I've tried everything and whether I'm wrong or right
There's just one way I found to ease my mind.

And I'm gonna lose myself somewhere on skid row
Since I lost you I just don't seem to care
I'm gonna lose myself somewhere on Skid Row
So the wine won't let your mem'ry find me there...

fox69 · 11.10.2014

"Somewhere To Come When It Rains"

"Somewhere To Come When It Rains"

Mhm, mhm, mhm, mhm.

Too many arms have held you too close
And too many eyes have cried
Too many heartaches are clingin' to you
And most of those heartaches are mine.

When your fair weather love lets you down
And you feel you can't live with the pain
When the sunshine and flowers are gone
I'm somewhere to come when it rains.

Mhm, mhm, mhm, mhm.

You had all the lust and the lure of a diamond
But I've learned that a stone is a stone
As long as it's held in the hand it's warm
But it grows cold when you leave it alone.

When your fair weather love lets you down
And you feel you can't live with the pain
When the sunshine and flowers are gone
I'm somewhere to come when it rains.

I'll be waiting for you in the rain...

fox69 · 11.10.2014

"Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp"

"Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp"

Oh, the path was deep and wide
From footsteps leading to our cabin
Above the door there burned a scarlet lamp
And late at night a hand would knock
And there would stand a stranger
Yes, I'm the son of Hickory Holler's tramp.

Yeah, the weeds were high, the corn was dry
When daddy took to drinking
Him and Sally Walker, they up and ran away
Then Momma shed a silent tear
And promised fourteen children
"I swear you'll never see a hungry day."

When Momma sacrificed her pride
The neighbours started talking
But we were much too young
To understand the things they said
All we really cared about
Was Momma's chicken dumplings
And a goodnight kiss
Before we went to bed.

Oh, you know, the path was deep and wide
From footsteps leading to our cabin
Above the door there burned a scarlet lamp
And late at night a hand would knock
And there would stand a stranger
Yes, I'm the son of Hickory Holler's tramp.

When Daddy left and destitution
Came upon our family
Not one neighbour volunteered
To lend a helping hand
So just let 'em gossip all they want
She loved us, and she raised us
The proof is standing here
A full grown man.

Last summer Momma passed away
And left the ones who loved her
Each and every one is
More than grateful for their birth
And each Sunday she receives
A big bouquet of fourteen roses
With a card that reads
'The Greatest Mom on Earth.'

Oh, you know, the path was deep and wide
From footsteps leading to our cabin
Above the door there burned a scarlet lamp
And late at night a hand would knock
And there would stand a stranger
Yes, I'm the son of Hickory Holler's tramp...