From hardscrabble roots through prison, through fame, through financial success, through bankruptcy, through the loss of a child at her birth - Merle Haggard sang from the heart. He often said he didn't like songs that didn't have a story to tell or a message to share. This emblematic and biographical song (even though not entirely true) is a well known example.
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