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Merle Haggard - "(My Frends Are Gonna Be)" Strangers
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Merle Haggard & The Strangers
Merle Haggard & The Strangers
Performer
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Liz Anderson
Liz Anderson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Charles "Fuzzy" Owen
Charles "Fuzzy" Owen
Producer

Lyrics

Oh, the love you promised would be mine forever
I would have bet my bottom dollar on
Well it sure turned out to be a short forever
Just once I turned my back
And you were gone
From now on
All my friends are gonna be strangers
I'm all through
Ever trusting anyone
The only thing I can count on now is my fingers
I was a fool believing in you
And now you are gone
It amazes me not knowing any better
Than to think I had a love that would be true
Why I should be taken out
Tarred and feathered
To have let myself be taken in by you
From now on
All my friends are gonna be strangers
I'm all through
Ever trusting anyone
The only thing I can count on now is my fingers
I was a fool believing in you
And now you are gone
Written by: Liz Anderson

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