Merles Cry

I have a soft spot for classic country songs. One of my favorite country singers is the great Merle Haggard. Being in and out of juvenile detention centers throughout his childhood after his father died Haggard lived the life he would write about later. He finally got sent to San Quentin prison in 1957 and ran a gambling ring from his cell. After seeing friends in jail get executed he turned his life around and started writing songs and working on his singing career even playing in the prisons band. After being pardon by Ronald Reagan. He wrote Sing Me Back Home in prison after contemplating life. Its as real as it gets in songwriting and Haggard's nack for songwriting is fully shown here. I enjoyed this song many times over the years and it never gets old. You can feel the pain in his voice and here accompanied by Johnny Cash its a classic combination of two amazing country singers doing what they do best. Feeling their pain through their voice and lyrics.