Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained popularity with his songs about the working class that occasionally contained themes contrary to the prevailing anti-Vietnam War sentiment of much popular music of the time. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, he had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the Billboard all-genre singles chart. Haggard continued to release successful albums into the 2000s.
He received many honors and awards for his music, including a Kennedy Center Honor (2010), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), a BMI Icon Award (2006), and induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), Country Music Hall of Fame (1994) and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (1997). He died on April 6, 2016 โ his 79th birthday โ at his ranch in Shasta County, California, having recently suffered from double pneumonia.
Haggard's last recording, a song called "Kern River Blues", described his departure from Bakersfield in the late 1970s and his displeasure with politicians. The song was recorded February 9, 2016, and features his son Ben on guitar. This record was released on May 12, 2016.
Haggard endorsed Fender guitars and had a Custom Artist signature model Telecaster. The guitar is a modified Telecaster Thinline with laminated top of figured maple, set neck with deep carved heel, birdseye maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets, ivoroid pickguard and binding, gold hardware, abalone Tuff Dog Tele peghead inlay, 2-Colour Sunburst finish, and a pair of Fender Texas Special Tele single-coil pickups with custom-wired 4-way pickup switching. He also played six-string acoustic models. In 2001, C. F. Martin & Company introduced a limited edition Merle Haggard Signature Edition 000-28SMH acoustic guitar available with or without factory-installed electronics.
Just Between The Two Of Us
Merle Haggard Lyrics
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People think it's wonderful our love can be so true
You never say an angry word no matter what I do
And you have so much faith in me you trust me anywhere
But the reason if they only knew is that we just don't care
Just between the two of us, let's give up this fantasy
For we no longer care enough to even disagree
But just between the two of us, we know our love is gone
Wish we could go back again to days that used to be
We fought a lot but even then I knew you cared for me
Now we get along so well no teardrops ever fall
But there's no love, no anything, there's nothing left at all
Just between the two of us, let's give up this fantasy
For we no longer care enough to even disagree
Everybody envies us and the way we get along
But just between the two of us, we know our love is gone
The lyrics of Merle Haggardโs โJust Between the Two of Usโ narrate the story of a couple who has lost their love for each other. The first line reveals that their love is gone, but they are keeping it between themselves. The public perceives their relationship as wonderful and true, but only they know the truth. The next few lines reflect how the couple communicates, the woman never expresses anger towards the man, and he has faith in her to trust him with anything. However, the reason for their calm exterior is that they just do not care about each other anymore.
The chorus brings the emotions of the couple to the forefront. They are living in a fantasy, and it is time to give it up since they are beyond the point of disagreement, and they do not care enough to fight for their love. The public envies their relationship because they get along so well, but the couple knows the truth that their love has died. The final verse reminisces about their earlier days when they fought more, but it was evident that they cared for each other. They no longer fight, but unfortunately, there is no love left between them either.
Overall, the simple yet powerful language of the lyrics accurately depicts the complexities of a dying relationship. The couple's calm exterior contrasts their internal feelings, and the audience is easily drawn into their story.
Line by Line Meaning
Just between the two of us, we know our love is gone
Only between us, we know our love no longer exists.
People think it's wonderful our love can be so true
Others believe that our love is strong and genuine.
You never say an angry word no matter what I do
You never express anger towards me regardless of my actions.
And you have so much faith in me you trust me anywhere
You have complete faith in me and trust me in any situation.
But the reason if they only knew is that we just don't care
However, the truth is that we don't care about each other anymore.
Just between the two of us, let's give up this fantasy
Only between us, let's abandon this illusion.
For we no longer care enough to even disagree
Because we don't care about each other anymore, we can't even argue.
Everybody envies us and the way we get along
Everyone admires how we interact and get along so well.
But just between the two of us, we know our love is gone
Only between us, we acknowledge that our love has completely disappeared.
Wish we could go back again to days that used to be
We long to return to the past, to the days when our love existed.
We fought a lot but even then I knew you cared for me
Although we argued frequently, I could sense that you still loved me.
Now we get along so well no teardrops ever fall
Currently, we interact smoothly and there are no tears shed.
But there's no love, no anything, there's nothing left at all
However, there is no longer any love or any other emotion, or anything left between us.
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@RonjasCCQ
Lyrics:
Just between the two of us we know our love is gone
People think it's wonderful our love can be so true
You never say an angry word no matter what I do
And you have so much faith in me you trust me anywhere
But the reason if they only knew is that we just don't care.
Just between the two of us let's give up this fantasy
For we no longer care enough to even disagree
Everybody envies us and the way we get along
But just between the two of us we know our love is gone.
--- Instrumental ---
Wish we could go back again to days that used to be
We fought a lot but even then I knew you cared for me
Now we get along so well no teardrops ever fall
But there's no love no anything there's nothing left at all.
Just between the two of us let's give up this fantasy
For we no longer care enough to even disagree
Everybody envies us and the way we get along
But just between the two of us we know our love is gone...
@RonjasCCQ
Lyrics:
Just between the two of us we know our love is gone
People think it's wonderful our love can be so true
You never say an angry word no matter what I do
And you have so much faith in me you trust me anywhere
But the reason if they only knew is that we just don't care.
Just between the two of us let's give up this fantasy
For we no longer care enough to even disagree
Everybody envies us and the way we get along
But just between the two of us we know our love is gone.
--- Instrumental ---
Wish we could go back again to days that used to be
We fought a lot but even then I knew you cared for me
Now we get along so well no teardrops ever fall
But there's no love no anything there's nothing left at all.
Just between the two of us let's give up this fantasy
For we no longer care enough to even disagree
Everybody envies us and the way we get along
But just between the two of us we know our love is gone...
@billrutledge6809
Great team!+
@olyrich7317
Me gustaban mucho,los dos hermosos
@mendez6249
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@paulgordon-sh1pc
The dust talentsed boy s in country music
@paulgordon-sh1pc
Ail Gordon sr Paul you tube singer
@helensyme1756
He had an angel and he let her go
@mrpoolplayer6379
Merle Haggard died, knowing that Bonnie Owens always loved him... what a nice thing to know, just before your last breath.. Bonnie & Merle were "Duo Uno Numero". I still listen to their songs & sometimes shed a tear, that they are gone.
@helenbrock9854
I saw an interview with both of them and they said they still lived each other.... so why did they divorce?
@peggywhitehead2457
Bonnie died 3 years before Merle