Merle Haggard - Lonesome Day lyrics

When the men in black come kickin' in your door And guitar-playin' outlaws lay spread-eagled on the floor When our celebrated heroes have been cuffed and locked away It's gonna be a lonesome day We laugh at all the crazy things them guitar players said They talked about the workin' man and the troubled life he led When everything is perfect and no rebel's in the way It's gonna be a lonesome day They'll be singin' up in heaven while we're livin' here in hell Givin' up our liberty and buyin' what they sell Who's gonna sing the Song of Freedom if freedom goes away? It's gonna be a lonesome day When the big boys with the microphones are stuffed and packed away And they're afraid to say the things they normally often say When the symbol of our freedom life, the eagle flies away It's gonna be a lonesome day Lonesome day, lonesome day It's gonna be a lonesome day Lonesome day, lonesome day It's gonna be a lonesome day Lonesome