The Day Merle Haggard Died

We'll I caught this friendly fever

As a child long ago

I was riding with my dad across this country

Down endless lonesome roads

Where I learned to battle weakness

Down deep within my soul

Here I am tonight still chasing these ol white lines

Countin power line poles

I was driving through Muskogee

The day Merle haggard died

Had to keep these big wheels rollin

No time to stop and cry

So I just kept on movin on

But I was breaking down inside

I was driving the Muskogee Oklahoma

The day Merle haggard died

Lyrics Submitted by Quentin Botts