Merle Haggard — If I Could Only Fly

[Verse] I almost felt you touchin' me just now I wish I knew which way to turn and go I feel so good and then I feel so bad And I wonder what I ought to do [Chorus] If I could only fly, if I could only fly I'd bid this place goodbye to come and be with you But I can hardly stand and I got nowhere to run Another sinking sun and one more lonely night [Verse] The wind keeps blowin' somewhere every day Tell me things get better somewhere up the way Just dismal thinking on a dismal day The sad songs for us to bear [Chorus] If I could only fly, if I could only fly I'd bid this place goodbye to come and be with you But I can hardly stand and I got nowhere to run Another sinking sun and one more lonely night [Verse] You know sometimes I write happy songs Then some little thing goes wrong And I wish they all could make you smile Coming home soon and I want to stay Maybe we can somehow get away And I wish you could come with me when I go again [Outro] If I could only fly If we could only fly If you could only fly There'd be no more lonely nights