When Did Right Become Wrong - Merle Haggard, The Strangers

It used to be right that you love me

You said so and I thought so too

We’d talk maturely bout old puppy love

Comparing the old with the new

If it so right we love each other

Then why that you’d rather be gone

You seem to take pride in deceiving

But when did right become wrong?

When did right become wrong?

Norman Hamlet

And Roy Nichols

You made a good talk about romance

You said «You just know it when it’s real»

You sealed your orations with kisses of fire

Oh, darlin' weren’t they really real

If it’s so right that I hold you

Then why have I not in so long

For you know I can’t even touch you

And when did right become wrong?

When did right become wrong?

Thank you so much

One of the greatest songwriters of our time

Mr Tommy Collins wrote that song especially for us

Right now we’d like to invite the rest of our show out on the bandstand

A young lady that sings harmony with us on all of our records

And she has many fine records of her own

We’re gonna have her do some of those records

And we’re gonna do that right now if you’ll all get together and welcome

Miss Bonnie Owens out on the bandstand

Thank you, Merle

You got your fightin' side colors on hadn’t you

Just give her a hand there for her fightin' side colors, my goodness