The song Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) by Merle Haggard is a tribute to his father who was blind but had an incredible talent for playing the guitar and the french harp (harmonica)
The song "Lonesome Day" by Merle Haggard paints a picture of a future where freedoms are taken away and those who speak up or rebel are suppressed by the government
The song Rainbow Stew by Merle Haggard is a hopeful anthem about a future where the world has solved many of its problems and people can enjoy the simple things in life, like drinking free bubble up and eating rainbow stew
The song Wake Up by Merle Haggard is a touching ballad that's about a man who's begging his lover to wake up and hold him, to not just lay there like they've gone away for good