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Lay in the weeds and wait, and when you get your chance to say something, say something good.
Merle Haggard
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Merle Haggard
Age: 78 †
Born: 1937
Born: April 6
Died: 2016
Died: April 6
Country Musician
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
Bakersfield
California
Merle Ronald Haggard
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Heaven knows that alcohol is the worst thing in the world, but it's debatable whether cocaine is worse than caffeine or whether it's the same thing and they just changed the name.
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We are under [government's] control, and if people don't realize that, they haven't looked around. And if they're not paranoid, they haven't thought about it.
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The Captain just gave us our orders, and Mom we must carry them through. I'll finish this letter first chance I get, but for now I'll just say I love you.
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'Cause I was already a smoker, it was easy to get addicted. The one thing that they don't teach you about marijuana is how addictive it is.
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No, it's not love, but it's not bad.
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I've got two families.
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The one true friend I thought I'd found, tonight the bottle let me down.
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We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people's lives and makes things a little easier. That's what I try to do, and what I want to do. You don't want to close the door on hope.
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Stop rolling down hill like a snow ball headed for hell.
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At my age, I don't buy but a half a loaf of bread, you know?
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There's been periods of broadcasts in the past where you could see all ages of entertainers, ranging from George Burns to Shirley Temple. That's not the condition now.
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Read about some squirrelly guy who claims that he just don't believe in fighting, and I wonder how long the rest of us can count on being free.
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And there's some Latino music I like, and some reggae music.
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It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it's true I was raised in a freight car.
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Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.
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The only thing that I miss lately in all music is somebody that will put out a melody that you can whistle. It doesn't seem like there's anything happening like that.
Merle Haggard
By the time you get close to the answers, it's nearly all over.
Merle Haggard
My 10 year old son likes it. He's trying to play guitar and everything. He likes that kind of music.
Merle Haggard
I'm just writin' about my little ol' love affair.
Merle Haggard
It's a long way from Graceland across Jordan to the Promised Land, but Jesus finally came to lead him home.
Merle Haggard
