Тексты песен «Merle Haggard»

I wanted more from life, than four kids and a wife And a job in a dark Kentucky mine. A twenty acre farm, with a shackey house and barn That's all I had and all I left behind But at gambling, I was lucky, and so I left...

I wanted more from life, than four kids and a wife And a job in a dark Kentucky mine. A twenty acre farm, with a shackey house and barn Thats all I had and all I left behind But at gambling, I was lucky, and so I left...

I'll never swim Kern River again. It was there that I met her. It was there that I lost my best friend. And now I live in the mountains. I drifted up here with the wind. And I may drown in still water, But I'll never...

Kids get lonesome too So this song's just for you When you get lonely All ages go insane Even young love causes pain When you get lonely Bad days come in pairs It's good to know somebody cares When you get lonely Kids...

Riches do not come in silver and in gold It comes in the happiness you find I place my gold and silver before my precious queen But now there's only memories left behind If you never lost a loved one Then you'll know...

Why do you treat me as if I were only a friend And what have I done that has made you so distant and cold Sometimes I wonder if you'll be contented again Will you be happy when you are withered and old I cannot offer...

Do the mornin's still come early, are the nights not long enough? Does a tear of hesitation fall on everything you touch? Well, it all might be a lesson for the hasty heart to know Maybe leavin's not the only way to go...

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 of the life...

When LEONARD finally came to California He was twenty-one years old as I recall He loved to write a song and pick the guitar And he came to hang a Gold one on the wall. The town in which he lived is not important But...

Let's chase each other 'round the room tonight Let's play the games we played on our wedding night To lock and bolt the door is only right Let's chase each other 'round the room tonight Seems like lately people love to...

Let's chase each other 'round the room tonight Let's play the games we played on our wedding night To lock and bolt the door is only right Let's chase each other 'round the room tonight Seems like lately people love to...

LIFE IN PRISON (Merle Haggard) a?a a?a '64 Owen Publications, BMI a?a The jury found the verdict first degree They swore I planned her death to be I prayed they sentence me to die But they wanted me to live and I know...

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 or gettin' broke...

Somehow things just never came together Fate had different plans for you and me Love used to be the most important thing in life But life's just not the way it used to be If lovin' someone all the way Is gone for good...

Life is like a mountain railway With an engineer that's brave We must make the right connections From the cradle to the grave Watch the curves, the fill, the tunnels Never falter, never quail Keep your hand upon the...

LITTLE OLE WINE DRINKER ME (Hank Mills - Dick Jennings) a?a a?a '66 Johnny Bienstock Music, BMI a?a 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...

There hasn't been one bit of laughter In this house in so long Just the howling of the wind asking why And I know this house ain't growing But it seems bigger since you're gone And this loneliness is eating me alive...

Silent night, lonely night I don't have you for Christmas Silent night, lonely night I don't have you this year But I'll have twelve long months to remember And I'll have twelve long months to forget And I've had a few...

When the men in black come kickin' in your door And guitar-playin' outlaws lay spread-eagled on the floor When our celebrated heroes have been cuffed and locked away It's gonna be a lonesome day Well, out of all the...

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 papers told of...