Tekst:
Haggard

The first thing I remember knowing was a lonesome whistle blowing And a young gun's dream of growing up to ride On a freight train leaving town, not knowing

I hear people talkin' bad About the way we have to live here in this country Harpin' on the wars we fight An' gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be

If I see some little angel fallin' down And it suits the time to maybe stick around I don't care what her name is I got no place to go Why should it matter

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

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

Got lonely too early this mornin' Long about 3:30 am Woke up in a big empty bed room The TV had gone off again Got lonely too early this morning Hey,

I lost my job in Saginaw working on the railroad After twenty years they just put me on the side Now I'm hungry in the street with no place to hang my

With my ears I have heard the eagle call my name He flew in from the night to talk to me We talked about his freedom and he spoke with great concern He

you see Could I help it if they all look like Big ol' broken hearts to me?" Ah, my friends in Cane'll tell you Ol' Haggard ain't a drinking kind But