"Every fool has a rainbow But he never seems to find The reward that should be waiting At the end of the line. But he'…"

"We don’t smoke marijuana in Muskogee We don’t take our trips on LSD We don’t burn our draft cards down on Main Street…"

"I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee, A place where even squares can have a ball. We still wave Old Glory down at th…"

"I've lived through 17 stays in penal institutions. Incarceration in a penitentiary. Five marriages, a bankruptcy, a b…"

"When the world wide war is over and done And the dream of peace comes through We'll all be drinking some free bubble …"

"One of these days when the air clears up And the sun come shining through We'll all be drinking free bubble up And ea…"

"Look at the past 25 years — we went downhill, and if people don't realize it, they don't have their fucking eyes on. …"

"I had different views in the '70s. As a human being, I've learned… I have more culture now. I was dumb as a rock when…"

"He cultivated an appreciation of musicians that seemed more appropriate to a jazz bandleader. … Even more arresting t…"

"Fellow Bakersfield sound pioneer and ’70s-era Outlaw country co-founder Merle Haggard scored an astonishing 34 No. 1 …"