Merle Haggard - Wishing All These Old Things Were New Lyrics






Watching while some old friends do a line
Holding back the want to end my own addicted mind
Wishin' it was still the thing even I could do
Wishin' all these old things were new.

Watching while some young men go to jail
And they show it all on TV just to see somebody fail
And I guess there's not a single thing a man like me can do
Wishin' all these old things were new.

Wishin' all these old things were new
Good times like the roaring 20's and the roaring 80's too
Thinking about the good old days before it all fell through
Wishin' all these old things were new.

The kids don't want my cigarettes around
They say it's time that dad should lay tobacco down
But if I could start all over guess I'd still do what I do
Wishin' all these old things were new.

Wishin' all these old things were new
Good times like the roaring 20's and the roaring 80's too
Thinking about the good old days before it all fell through
Wishin' all these old things were new.

Wishin' all these old things were new...





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  1. C.... M....

    grande merle

  2. R.... G....

    That electric guitarist on this track.. wow

  3. R.... H....

    Sorry we still got JLL he's great

  4. R.... H....

    Whose left ? Willie, Dac, Hank ,Dale Watson, Billy Joe. Any others??

  5. V.... O....

    7 thumbs down?? If this song don't get ya, you haven't lived!

  6. s.... 7....

    love ya merle. R.I.P

  7. R.... W....

    Me too Merle

  8. M.... K....

    I never grow tired of listening to MH. RIP

  9. T.... P....

    Miss you. Thank you.

  10. M.... C....

    This is one of Merles best songs of late. The first few lines are sensational....

  11. M.... W....

    One of the greats is gone, I pledge allegiance to the Hag. God speed old timer.

  12. N.... R....

    We lost Merle today. I'm amazed how much it affected me. Loved this man.

    N.... R....

    he would be proud of us taking back our country....rest in peace merle...johnny...waylon ....buck....george ...paycheck....

    N.... R....

    Ya know Nathan, for years I made fun of the Elvis fans who acted like the world had stopped when he died.. The day that we lost Merle, it all suddenly made sense..

    N.... R....

    Well said bro

    N.... R....

    +mountnhome exactly

  13. c.... ....

    beautiful song and awesome guitar solo . On the cover of the LP "if i could only fly" there's a sticker reporting quotes about Merle Haggard, i remember this : " if you want to learn to write songs.....listen to Merle Haggard " - Tom Waits.

  14. I.... F....

    RIP Merle

  15. A.... O....

    I have so many of Merle's albums (60? 70?) but this one is solid gold.

    And if you have recently lost a loved one, do NOT listen to "If I Could Only Fly" unless you want the waterworks turned on.

  16. T.... L....

    The runs he uses in this song are the basis of fully rocking out just depending on the flavor you put on it. If you can play these runs you can play a lot! great song! great album! The Hag!

  17. H.... ....

    From the 2000 album If Only I Could Fly. I liked this album from that first cool line of this song..

  18. r.... ....

    love it.

  19. M.... F....

    This Is A Tune By Blaze Foley.

    M.... F....

    No, the title song, If I Could Fly, is by Blaze Foley.

  20. b.... d....

    Good tune

  21. a.... ....

    Of course "Okie" was satire! The Hag was making fun of us hippies but he did it with a sense of humor, a great voice and a top notch band! I suspect, if he wasn't already introduced to drugs I'm sure his prison mates would do the honors!

  22. W.... S....

    listen carefullyo the lead guitar this guy is great ,tried to copy him finally gave up nobody can do it like redd volkaert ,seen him and merle together in stockton went home and neve forgot that lead guitar ,years later merle came out with old things were knew and knew rite away it was redd playing on th record if you play/ listen to redd and see if you dont go rite to your guitar.

  23. c.... ....

    Lot of people had to deal with coming out against drugs and then later using them. As an aside, there was a video of George Jones not just drunk but high on coke and giving a policeman hell. I don't care whether people use drugs. I just appreciate Merle for his honesty. takes courage to admit an inconsistency in your behavior across parts of your lifetime. He owns it. Good man.

  24. D.... ....

    can't find this song on itunes!

  25. l.... ....

    Nice guitar solo on this song.

    l.... ....

    Redd Volkaert! He allegedly dialed it back for the sessions on this album.

  26. D.... ....

    Interesting. It gives the song a new perspective.

  27. P.... M....

    THIS IS REAL!!!! LOVE MERLE HAGGARD SO CALM AND TRUE TO HIS HEART !!!!!

  28. D.... ....

    Great song. "Watching while some old friends do a line. Holding back the want to in my own addicted mind" A Merle Haggard pretty far from his old Okie From Muskogee.

  29. t.... ....

    very nice song

  30. P.... M....

    rite from the heart !