To be part of what you're singing about is somewhat painful. You've got to climb inside it all.
Merle HaggardI'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty.
Merle HaggardIt's been said that Bill Gates has come up with something that'll be released in December that's gonna put a lid on counterfeiting. If that's a fact then it's really interesting to own your own product - with all the potential methods of downloading.
Merle HaggardThe thing that bothers me the most is the recklessness and greed of the local ranchers, who run too many cattle back here, choking with waste the creek that runs through my property. There's certain times of day that the cowboys like to send them turds down the river. Them f**kers piss me off. if you gotta mess up the ecology of the world in order to raise a bunch of cows, well eat somethin else. I'm not a fan of the cowboys.
Merle Haggard