Lonesome Day Lyrics - Merle Haggard

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 

Well, out of 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.