[Verse 1]
Well, I caught this rambling fever
As a child long ago
While riding with my dad across the country
Down endless, lonesome roads
Where I learned about a weakness
Down deep within my soul
There I am tonight, still chasing these old white lines
And counting high line poles
[Chorus]
I was driving through Muskogee
The day Merle Haggard died
Had to keep these big wheels rolling
No time to stop and cry
So I just kept on moving on
As I was breaking down inside
I was driving through Muskogee, Oklahoma
The day Merle Haggard died
[Verse 2]
I tuned into Willie's Roadhouse
They played his songs all day long
Jamming gears and swaying to the rhythm
As the Hag sang me back home
From "If We Make It Through December"
To "The Fightin' Side of Me"
Bet he saw his mama's "Hungry Eyes"
As he rode off on "Silver Wings"
[Chorus]
I was driving through Muskogee
The day Merle Haggard died
Had to keep these big wheels rolling
No time to stop and cry
So I just kept on moving on
As I was breaking down inside
I was driving through Muskogee, Oklahoma
The day Merle Haggard died
[Outro]
Tonight he's riding with me
His music's still alive
I was driving through Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
The day Merle Haggard died