Merle Haggard: Poet of the Common Man :...
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“And there's some Latino music I like, and some reggae music.”
“To be part of what you're singing about is somewhat painful. You've got to climb inside it all.”
“Lay in the weeds and wait, and when you get your chance to say something, say something good.”
“Faith is the only way we're going to make it. None of us are smart enough to do it on our own.”
“If I hear another line dance song I think I'm going to puke.”
“Evolution is a laughing matter for anybody that's got a rational mind.”
“It's easier to force feed people than it is to give 'em what they want. It makes more money.”
“I've got one young family by the first wife, with four children.”
“It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it's true; I was raised in a freight car.”
“I probably wouldn't even be here now if it weren't for chiropractic”
“By the time you get close to the answers, it's nearly all over.”
“At my age, I don't buy but a half a loaf of bread, you know?”