(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers Lyrics Merle Haggard

Oh, the love you promised would be mine forever
I would have bet my bottom dollar on
Well, it sure turned out to be a short forever
Just once I turned by back and you were gone

From now on all my friends are gonna be strangers
I'm all through, ever trusting anyone
The only thing I can count on now is my fingers
I was a fool believing in you and now you are gone

It amazes me not knowing any better
Than to think I had a love that would be true
Why I should be taken out and tarred and feathered?
To have let myself be taken in by you

From now on all my friends are gonna be strangers
I'm all through, ever trusting anyone
The only thing I can count on now is my fingers
I was a fool believing in you and now you are gone

"(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" is a classic country song by Merle Haggard that explores the theme of betrayal and loss in relationships. Through its heartfelt lyrics and soulful delivery, the song captures the pain and disappointment of being deceived by someone you trusted.

The song begins with the realization that the love promised by the narrator's partner was not genuine. Haggard sings, "