Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard & The Strangers

Ah, yeah, ah, yeah, ah, yeah (hey) You always worry 'bout what's tomorrow Silence the chatter Get twenty-four-seven all of my time (hey yeah) Just follow me Don't you worry Girl, what's the matter? In the drop, in the city In the drop, looking pretty all night One, two in the coup away, we go You're looking sexy in the furry boots, a-yo Good times and that smile is here to stay (Whoa-oh-whoa-oh whoa-oh-why-whoa) On a safari Let's hit the party I hear the sound going down everybody We been working this crowd non stop Hitting 'em harder up to the top (Whoa-oh-whoa-oh whoa-oh-why-whoa) Take a seat, chill your feet, lights are coming on Getting crazy in the front right where you belong Looking out, looking out, you'll see the stars, never shined so bright I got you, you'll be safe if you can just fall into my arms We're planted right on the ground Baby, from now, we're fine Everything's okay It's gonna be okay (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) Nothing can stop us now, nothing can top us now It's okay (hey) Everything's okay (okay) It's gonna be okay (ooh, ooh, ooh) Nothing can stop us now, nothing can top us now Here we go, here we go We gon' be okay Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, okie dokie, yo We're gonna be okay (okay) We're gonna be okay (ooh, ooh, yeah) Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, okie dokie, yo We're gonna be okay (okay) Here we go, here we go We gon' be okay Better get it fresh while it's hot (so hot) You don't wanna sit back and watch (hoo) Or you're gonna be sorry, be sorry 'Cause we just getting started, we started Just follow me Don't you worry (yeah, yeah) Girl, what's the matter? In the drop, in the city In the drop, looking pretty all night (Whoa-oh-whoa-oh whoa-oh-why-whoa) Take a seat, chill your feet, lights are coming on Getting crazy in the front right where you belong Looking out, looking out, you'll see the stars, never shined so bright I got you, you'll be safe if you can just fall into my arms We're planted right on the ground Baby, from now, we're fine Everything's okay It's gonna be okay (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) Nothing can stop us now, nothing can top us now It's okay (hey) Everything's okay (okay) It's gonna be okay (ooh, ooh, ooh) Nothing can stop us now, nothing can top us now Here we go, here we go We gon' be okay We can try and try (try) If it's you and I (I) This can be our rodeo Up, up and away, we go Life is much better now Together we're standing out No one can know where we go, they don't get it Dancing, dancing, dancing, dancing (Out here, we'll be fine, we'll be okay) Dancing, dancing, dancing, dancing (oh, oh) Dancing, dancing, dancing, dancing (Moving, come on, let's have a good day) Dancing, dancing, dancing, dancing, oh Everything's okay It's gonna be okay (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) Nothing can stop us now, nothing can top us now It's okay (everything's okay) (hey) Everything's okay (okay) It's gonna be okay (ooh, ooh, ooh) (it's gonna be okay) Nothing can stop us now, nothing can top us now Here we go, here we go We gon' be okay Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, okie dokie, yo We're gonna be okay (okay) We're gonna be okay (ooh, ooh, yeah) Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, okie dokie, yo We're gonna be okay (okay) Here we go, here we go We gon' be okay

Carolyn, let me tell you what I heard about a man today He didn't come home from work and he went away Till he came to a city, bright in the night time like day There they say he met up with some women dressed in yellow and scarlet Their warm lips like a honeycomb, dripped with honey And something about the smell of strange perfume Made him feel warm and not alone Yes Carolyn, a man will do that sometimes on his own And sometimes when he's lonely I believe a man might do that sometimes out of spite But Carolyn, a man will do that always When he's treated bad at home Yes Carolyn, a man will do that sometimes on his own And sometimes when he's lonely And I believe a man might do that sometimes out of spite But Carolyn, a man will do that always When he's treated bad at home

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 An' I don't mind 'em switchin' sides, an' standin' up for things they believe in When they're runnin' down my country, man They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep If you don't love it, leave it Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin' When you're runnin' down my country, man You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me I read about some squirrely guy who claims he just don't believe in fightin' An' I wonder just how long the rest of us can count on bein' free They love our milk an' honey, but they preach about some other way of livin' When they're runnin' down my country, hoss They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep If you don't love it, leave it Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin' When you're runnin' down my country, man You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep If you don't love it, leave it Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin' When you're runnin' down my country, man You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

I just remember something that I forgot to do The bedroom door needs paintin' and the walls are fadin' too Angie's bike needs fixin' that all takes time you see And I know I'm not fooling you goodbye comes hard for me. So I'll just check for things once more and look in every room I must have dropped my comb somewhere and a man must stay well groomed It seems I have the right to stay but I know you don't agree When it's goodbye to all our love goodbye comes hard for me. Goodbye comes hard for me and I hoped you'd grab my sleeve I thought that you might change your mind and ask me not to leave My face is wet I've dried I guess I loved you now you're free When it's goodbye to all our love goodbye comes hard for me. My face is wet I've dried I guess I loved you now you're free When it's goodbye to all our love goodbye comes hard for me...

I love you So much I can't Let you go And some times I believe you love me But somewhere Between Your hand In mine There's a door With-out any keath Somewhere Between Your hand In mine There's a window That i can see through There's so all So high In reaches The sky Somewhere Between me and you S o l o: # # # Somewhere Between Your hand In mine There's a love I can't understand It's a whear For that wine That faces Like a smile And i'm left In the middle again Somewhere Between Your hart In mine There's a window That i can see through There's so all So high In reaches The sky Somewhere Between me and you Somewhere Between me and you