1.

(# 1 country hit)

It's All In The Movies

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

They were so much in love with life happy in every way
But love the movie began with somehow got lost in the play
Like a fire burning out of control you got caught up in the actor's role
And you cried on my shoulder when it came to an end

But that's all in the movies it won't happen to you and I
That's all in the movies so baby don't cry
It's all in the movies it won't happen to us I know
It's all in the movies just a bad picture show
[ instrumental ]
But that's all in the movies it won't happen to you and I...

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2.

(# 1 country hit)

It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)

Hank Cochran - Glenn Martin

© Tree Pub, BMI

She was always there each time I needed you
Holding on to me like I held on to you
We still don't have what you and I once had
No it's not love but it's not bad

No it's not love not like ours was
It's not love but it keeps love from driving me mad
And I don't have to wonder who she's had
No it's not love but it's not bad

I turn to her when you leave me alone
Sometimes even when you're here and you're still gone
She's slowly changing what you leave so sad
No it's not love but it's not bad

No it's not love not like ours was...
[ instrumental ]
No it's not love not like ours was...

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3.

(# 1 country hit)
(# 62 pop hit)

Everybody's Had The Blues

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Everybody sings the blues sometime
And everybody knows the tune
And everybody knows the way I'm feeling
Cause everybody's had the blues

A lonely song someone is gone
A story old as time
Love hate or want and wait
Till mis'ry fills your mind
But everybody knows the way I'm feeling
Cause everybody's had the blues
[ instrumental ]
A lonely song someone is gone...

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4.

(# 1 country hit)
(# 28 pop hit)

If We Make It Through December

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

If we make it through December
Everything's gonna be all right I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shiver when I see the falling snow

If we make it through December
Got plans to be in a warmer town come summertime
Maybe even California
If we make it through December we'll be fine

Got laid off down at the factory
And their timing's not the greatest in the world
Heaven knows I've been working hard
Wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl

I don't mean to hate December
It's meant to be the happy time of year
And my little girl don't understand
Why daddy can't afford no Christmas here

If we make it through December...

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5.

(# 1 country hit)

Always Wanting You

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Always wanting you but never having you
Makes it hard to face tomorrow
Cause I know I'll wake up wanting you again
Always loving you but never touching you
Sometimes hurts me almost more than I can stand

I'd been better off if I turned away and never looked at you the second time
Cause I really had my life all together till your eyes met mine
And there I saw a yearning and a feeling crossed the room that you felt for me
Wish I'd had a way of knowin' that the things we had in mind could never be

Always wanting you but never having you...
[ instrumental ]
Always loving you but never having you...

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6.

(# 1 country hit)
(# 58 pop hit)

Carolyn

Tommy Collins

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Carolyn let me tell you what I've heard bout 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 somethin' 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
And I believe that man might do that sometimes out of spite
But Carolyn a man will do that always when he's treated bad at home
[ instrumental ]
Yes Carolyn a man will do that sometimes on his own...

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7.

You'll Always Be Special To Me

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Mhm to you I may never be more than just a friend
But you'll always be special to me
To you I may never be closer than I am
But you'll always be special to me

Maybe I set my sights too high to be real
I may be wrong but love is strong and I can't hide how I feel
To you I may never be more than just a friend
But you'll always be special to me
[ instrumental ]
(You'll always be special to me)

Maybe I set my sights too high to be real...
You'll always be special to me

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8.

(# 1 country hit)

Movin' On

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Big wheels rollin' big wheels rollin' movin' on
Big wheels rollin' gotta keep 'em goin'
Big wheels rollin' movin' on

The white line is the life line to a nation
And men like Will and Sonny make it move
Livin' like a gypsy always on the go
Doin' what they best know how to do

Jammin' gears has got to be a fever
Cause men become addicted to the grind
It takes a special breed to be a truck drivin' man
And a steady hand to pull that load behind

Big wheels rollin' big wheels rollin' movin' on...
[ instrumental ]
All night country music keeps 'em goin'
And Will and Sonny keep on movin' on
A good hot cup of coffee is waitin' up ahead
And the rhythm of the highway hums along

Jammin' gears has got to be a fever...
Big wheels rollin' big wheels rollin' movin' on...

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9.

Holding Things Together

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Holding things together ain't no easy thing to do
When it comes to raising children it's a job meant for two
Alice please believe me I can't go on and on
Holding things together with you gone

Today was Angie's birthday I guess it slipped your mind
I tried twice to call you but no answer either time
But the postman brought a present I mailed some days ago
I just signed it love from mama so Angie wouldn't know

Holding things together ain't no easy thing to do...
[ instrumental ]
Alice please believe me I can't go on and on
Holding things together with you gone

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10.

(# 1 country hit)

Old Man From The Mountain

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

The old man from the mountain's coming home home home
Thought I'd better warn you so I called you on the phone
Get rid of Joe the grinder you better be there alone
Cause the old man from the mountain's coming home

I've been workin' in the sawmill I'm all uptight and tense
I got wind that someone's been diggin' under my back fence
Thought I'd better call you let you know today
That the old man from the mountain's on his way yeah

The old man from the mountain's coming home home home...
(Wind it up now)
[ instrumental ]
Been working my dang fool head off all for a dollar bill
And I need a bunch of good loving so I'm comin' down the hill
Don't want no friendly Henry's warming up my bed
And the old man from the mountain means what he said

The old man from the mountain's coming home home home...
(One more time)
The old man from the mountain's coming home home home...

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11.

I've Got A Yearning

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

I've got a yearning to hold you tight
A burning desire I live with day and night
Everything I wanna lose keeps on hanging on
This feeling isn't leaving and by now it should be gone

I keep on thinking those thoughts that keep making me want you all the time
I should be trying to find me a way I can drive you from my mind
I know that you wanted to give and I know that you gave all you could
Wish I could accept what is over and done with for good

But I've got a yearning to hold you tight...
[ instrumental ]
I've got a yearning to hold you tight...
I've got a yearning to hold you tight...

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