The song "Slowly But Surely" by Merle Haggard is about falling in love with someone over time and realizing that they are everything you've wanted and needed in life
The song tells the story of Ronnie Jones, a man who marries a woman named Annie Birch, who is very religious and encourages him to join her in attending church
The song "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" by Merle Haggard is a country classic about a man who has been rejected by a woman and decides to drown his sorrows in alcohol