Merle Haggard - I Never Go Around Mirrors Lyrics






I can's stand to see a good man go to waste
One who never combs his hair or shaves his face
A man who leans on wine over love that's told a lie
Oh it tears me up to see a grown man cry

So I never go around mirrors
I can't stand to see me without you by my side
I never go around mirrors
Cause I've got a heartache to hide

So I never go around mirrors
I can't stand to see me without you by my side
I never go around mirrors
Cause I've got a heartache to hide
And it tears me up to see a grown man cry





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  1. J.... B....

    This great song was written by whity Shaffer and lefty frizzel

  2. J.... B....

    Merle is the greatest he did great on this one love it he is my favorite

  3. J.... S....

    Best to ever do it!

  4. C.... ....

    This song hits too close to home

  5. s.... ....

    The way he sounds when he sings “a grown man cry”. It is now my goal to be able to replicate that part exactly as Merle if I’m ever called on to sing this song at some get together or fiddlers convention! That’s the best sung part of the song, at least in Merle’s version, although “leans on wine” is a very close second.

  6. R.... S....

    Well hello folks although this man done a outstanding job on this song but have you heard George Jones sing it yet man it's awesome but he'll everything George did was great well almost but his music sure was

  7. D.... M....

    Mo Pitney does a good job on this song.

  8. D.... M....

    This song was written by Lefty Frizzel and Whitey Shafer.

  9. C.... h....

    Poet of the common man, the Hag.

  10. H.... ....

    A classic tune off Merle's 1976 album titled, "The Roots of My Raising".

  11. J.... L....

    WOW MERLE HAGGARD SOUNDS LIKE KEITH WHITLEY..HIS VOICE..
    KEITH WHITLEY ALSO RECORDED THIS SONG..

    BOTH HAVE GREAT VERSIONS..

    J.... L....

    This was originally by Lefty Frizzell.

  12. T.... M....

    Rest in peace Merle Haggard you will never be forgotten❤❤❤❤

  13. a.... o....

    Merle's personal life was a trainwreck. But on stage? The quintessential singing star. Agree?

    a.... o....

    Merle Haggard was loved and I still do

    a.... o....

    Don't throw stones if you live In a glass house. We all have baggage. I have my own. Merle is the man.

  14. a.... o....

    A toss up between Gene Watson, Merle and Keith Whitley doin this tune IMO

  15. b.... H....

    Best country singer ever RIP hagg

  16. A.... R....

    Damn this song just became my life. My fiance she left after 2 years almost of being together. She took my money and left me to go screw around. My life has now become a country song

  17. M.... W....

    Thank you Donna for the wonderful video . I love all of Merle's music . I actually got to talk to Merle after one of his concerts . The man was just as friendly as ever and did you know Merle was a big Elvis fan.

  18. R.... H....

    Great cover Remember how much Merle Loved Lefty

  19. J.... S....

    Amazing, just amazing !!!

  20. J.... S....

    One the best country songs ever, sung by the best, amen.

  21. J.... B....

    I Love This Song.

  22. S.... E....

    Keith Whitley does a awesome cut of this song.

  23. S.... E....

    Keith Whitley added another 'verse when he cut it.

  24. C.... C....

    Merle was and will always b the greatest singer song writer to ever grace the air ways rip merle

  25. N.... R....

    I love his songs

  26. b.... 1....

    never knew Merle did this song not bad, but I have to go with Keith Whitley singing this song you just can't deny his voice hands down... although nobody will ever do it better than the man himself. Lefty F.

  27. A.... S....

    It will never be anyone like Merle Haggard. He was great.

  28. T.... B....

    I give Merle his due he makes Lefty Frizzel look good. Thanks for the post.

  29. M.... V....

    another one of our gifts to real music..sad ..rip Merle ..😥😥

  30. j.... k....

    This song will surly bring a tear ,Thanks merle rip you will missed God bless you.

  31. p.... g....

    miss you Merle.

  32. l.... ....

    And we lose another country legend.RIP Merle God Bless.Thanks for sharing one of many songs I love.

  33. W.... B....

    Merle was a consummate musician. Singer, song writer, guitarist, fiddler... :-( RIP and keep on playing/singing!
     M.

  34. R.... A....

    I never go around mirrors , I can't stand to see me without you by my side
    I never go around mirrors , Cause I've got a heartache to hide ..
    So sad today .. RIP Merle .. We will miss you .. You're the Best Merle Haggard!

  35. J.... W....

    Another great one by the great Merle Haggard. RIP Merle. I will miss you.

    J.... W....

    +Janet Wright He will be missed!

  36. m.... h....

    I cried today when I heard he passed away. It was so weird I was lessoning to his music on my phone early this morning. Then my son called and said he passed away on his birthday. So very sad --- they just don't make'm like they use too. RIP My Friend

    m.... h....

    +mike hanson When I heard Merle had died, the first words out of my mouth were he died on his birthday. We were born on April 6. I was one year older but with no talent compared to Merle. RHIP Merle.

    m.... h....

    Amen !
    It was like losing George Jones all over again. At least I got to see George when I was a kid. And it breaks my heart that I never got to see Merle. Have loved his music for probably 5 decades.
    God just called another great one home. I, too , cried. Couldn't help it.
    Was like losing a close friend.
    They sure don't make 'em like him anymore.
    He is greatly missed.

    m.... h....

    Me Too Mike I Folloed Mighty Merle for more than 46 yrs (as a lad even) I knew This would be the end of True Country Music Merles 4 boys have stepped up to the plate Mo Pitney is AWESOME AND THEN There's Willie Yet >>>

    m.... h....

    Same here brother. Always been a Hag fan since I was a kid.

    m.... h....

    You werent the only one....i was at my buddy's house and there were a bunch of people hanging out and I was upset and some of those assholes didn't get it but my buddy's dad showed up and was like shut the fuck up and let him play Merle haggard :) I played every song lol I was tearing up

  37. H.... S....

    rest in peace  , mighty merle

  38. J.... F....

    An old Sailor ...Reformed Alcoholic who can't hear this song without Weeping..Thank You Merle for sharing the Heartbreak and the Shame of those afflicted with the Addiction and the Deception of Alcohol...Happy to say though, that the Old Sailor is 32 years sober and has served as a Rehabilitaion Counsiller in a local Rehad Facility...this song keeps him Humble and Forever my Hero! What a Story a d what a Devoted Fan you have in Him! xoxo

    J.... F....

    @Anthony Richmond always listening to Merle and put the bottle down make the choice

    J.... F....

    I'm an alcoholic...what are these here rehads you're talking about?

    J.... F....

    @Anthony Richmond well I'd tell you I literally turned 21 in prison if you catch the reference son.... And that bottle will destroy your soul kid👌

    J.... F....

    @Anthony Richmond more fish in the sea...took me years to realize that and all I have to show for it is a fucked up liver that I might die from soon at the age of 29. Too much whiskey, too much cocaine, too many pills... Find a good gal👌

    J.... F....

    @Anthony Richmond don't start listening to all these sad George Jones and Merle songs if you feel that way....im telling you, it will Fuck you up and get yourself in a hole that is hard to get out of...

  39. J.... K....

    I think Keith does this song the best, then Merle as I have every album that Merle put out, I saw Merle several times. He still sounds pretty dam good if I do say so.

    J.... K....

    +Joan Kellogg The original was done by Lefty Frizzell. They all tried to emulate him. Lefty was so smooth.

    J.... K....

    Lefty then hag that's the order

    J.... K....

    +Joan Kellogg It was Keith who got Sanger Shaffer to write a second verse. Keith's version, especially the slower version on don't close your eyes, is so sad that it can bring a tear to a statue. Merle approaches that level. Lefty didn't have fans, he had disciples.

    J.... K....

    nobody does this better than lefty. but I'll admit Keith can make your eyelids water when he sings it.

  40. l.... c....

    My favorite male artist!!!  Enjoy!!!

  41. R.... C....

    probably one of the greatest country songs ever written.

    R.... C....

    all of these do this song so well, but then thats how lefty wrote em!! lefty frizzell wrote this awesome country staple

    R.... C....

    Cynthia Sill along with Whitey Schafer.

    R.... C....

    @ALLEN TALLEY yes he does. Gene is a great artist

    R.... C....

    I love Merle too but in my opinion Johnny Cash is the best.

    R.... C....

    Or Willie Nelson.

  42. p.... ....

    Love Merle Haggard doing this song. Lefty Frizzell was his idol, and his original version is great as well. Keith Whitley and Mark Chesnutt sing this brilliantly too.

  43. J.... O....

    i love this song 

  44. T.... G....

    OK everybody take a listen to my boy Sturgell Simpson sing, "I Never Go Around Mirrors"

    T.... G....

    You spelled "your boy's" name wrong.

    T.... G....

    @Balls Mcghee U can figure it out, Balls. Check Sturgill out

  45. F.... T....

    I have never heard a bad song of Merle Haggard he is the greatest

    F.... T....

    @Fannie Temple Fannie, you an I are kindred spirits...I agree wholeheartedly...

  46. R.... S....

    I love Sturgill Simpson's version

  47. R.... G....

    I like Keith's recorded version probably better than any, but, with that said I think all these have done Lefty a great service by recording it. They are all quite good.   

  48. J.... W....

    Gene Watson does it much better than Hag and Keith Whitley in my opinion.

    J.... W....

    Well, you're wrong. (Kidding) I personally will take Keith, but ya know.

  49. C.... L....

    Support the writer of this great song!  https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/gql5/sanger-d-shafer-whitey-?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=fb_wall&utm_campaign=dsp_dt1

  50. D.... B....

    Merle is simply the best!!

  51. t.... ....

    I always preferred Keith's over Lefty's version and actually forgot about Merle's but after listening to this a couple times today, I have to say this is the best! As much as I like Keith Whitley, you just can't top Merle in his prime.

    t.... ....

    You oughta listen to David Frizell sing it!  Lefty's brother.  INCREDIBLE!!!

    t.... ....

    Keith's rendition could bring a tear to the eye of a statue.    Lefty's original and This one and many others are great but Keith is so deep into the song that its scary.  

    t.... ....

    try sturgill simpson's. the best!

    t.... ....

    @Ellen Kaye sturgills sucks , Keith's version genuinely makes you sad and feel the song

    t.... ....

    But I prefer lefty's version the best

  52. G.... L....

    not many out know who wrote this song.
    Try Lefty Frizzell long before Whitley LOL
    Originally written and recorded by Lefty Frizzell

  53. m.... ....

    That picture is a hundred years old. He probably got the tattoo in prison.

  54. w.... ....

    Tattoo? c'mon Merle, I know you weren't in the Navy. What's up with the Indian Costume Jewelry. Love your voice, love your Oildale roots, Love your lyrics. This image of you is just bad. Dang, this picture of you hurts.

  55. k.... w....

    thank you man your a bad ass lol it makes me happy to know that there are people out there that know who wrote this song. whitey is my grandpaw and i dont think alot of people know that he wrote alot of classics! so props to you!

  56. L.... K....

    Merle, you are the ONLY artist who sings this song at the right tempo. It's PERFECT.
    You are my FAVORITE artist, the ONLY one who sings a whole lot of songs RIGHT ! ! !

    Linda

  57. c.... a....

    This is one song that many of the best has done So I always say to any new person getting started this is one song you should for sure.

  58. G.... W....

    I love Merle Haggard and anything he does including this song. Having said that Gene Watson does a great version of this song too.

  59. J.... H....

    Slight correction for you on this: Whitley did not write the extra verse on his version. The song was written by Lefty and Whitey Shafer together. When Keith recorded the song it originally had one verse and the chorus. Keith's producer, Garth Fundis and Whitley decided to ask Whitey Shafer if he would consider writing a second verse to the song and he agreed. Whitley stated this in an interview with CMT's then owner Stan Hitchcock. It was completed by one of the original writers.

  60. S.... ....

    I Like a version i heard Russell Moore do when he was with Quicksilver .

  61. M.... ....

    Willis, Its funny you said that because i wonder myself as i have never heared lefty's verison, heared that kenny guy sing it, haggard sang it, whitley sang it, been told johnny rodriguez even had a verison but never heared it, but i did hear a local country singer sing it live out here at a fair i attend and he didnt try to sing like lefty probablly cause he knew couldnt, but he did a awesome job on it and the people loved it, i talked with him he was the one who told me it was lefty's song,

  62. W.... V....

    Why does everyone who sings this song tries to mimic Lefty ? I would like just once hear it sung in ones natural voice .As to the full song, Whitley added his own words to complete his version. Those were not in the original song as Lefty wrote it.

  63. T.... ....

    Sorry, but neither Merle nor Keith have Lefty's ABC softness, I don't think anyone has. Those last two albums are to be treasured. And Lefty's boots were in Whitey Sanger Shafer's care. I was lucky to know him just before the end.

  64. M.... H....

    I think Keith Whitley does the best version of this Lefty Frizell song

  65. w.... ....

    Lots of great versions of this song, altho I will have to agree with James Gualt on this one

  66. R.... C....

    I think Gene Watson did the best version of this song.

  67. R.... A....

    One of the best song of Merle Haggard ..
    I love this song <3 ...

  68. 6.... ....

    Out of all that recorded this song, I like Merle's voice for this song the best. It's too bad he didn't do the full version of the song. Don't get me wrong, I love Lefty and he and Sanger wrote a great song with this one. I just like Merle for this song.

  69. H.... P....

    If you've never heard Daryl Singletary virsion of this song , check it out . Hoyt Patterson/ WAXAHACHIE JAMBOREE

  70. r.... L....

    I LOVE KEITH, ,BUT HE WAS NOT NO MERLE HAGGARD

  71. J.... G....

    keith whitley did the best job with this song..

  72. J.... G....

    love keiths version

  73. J.... G....

    keith whitley does this the best!!!!!!!!!!!!

  74. i.... ....

    actually, george jones had the very best rendition of this song

  75. J.... ....

    I'd never heard this one before. Great tune! But then, I can't really remember Merle ever doing a bad one.

  76. r.... L....

    MERLE HAGGARD IS A LIFETIME LEGENG----------SINGING-------SONGWRITING---------TOTAL PACKAGE

  77. j.... ....

    yeah i know he wrote it but for me Whitley did the definitive version but love Lefty to

  78. j.... ....

    Keith Whitley owns this song Merle is a legend but KW was a once in a lifetime talent

  79. r.... L....

    love the hag

  80. W.... R....

    My favorite Lefty song

  81. L.... R....

    I Feel That Lefty Would Surely Love The 'Hags' Rendition Of This great Song". Great Job Mr. 'Hag".

  82. L.... C....

    Is it me or does this sound like Daryl Singltary??

    L.... C....

    Laura Cobb no he doesn't. Darryl singletary tries to sound like him

  83. J.... ....

    Lefty Frizzel did this one first... and he was probably Merle's biggest influence!!

    Great to hear it again!

    Rick Jolley
    Colorado spgs

  84. 7.... ....

    Someone please tell me who is going to stand up and replace the greats, like Merl, Johnny, Waylon,and Patsy. I don't think theirs any.

  85. I.... M....

    comofan100

    I agree RossM3838,

  86. R.... ....

    Merle keeps Lefty alive. greatness following greatness.

  87. F.... ....

    Best beer drinkin, can't get over her song ever!! I think I'll just sit here and drink, and listen to this;Suicide by bottle

  88. f.... ....

    Enjoyed.

  89. r.... ....

    A song that says it all.

  90. 6.... ....

    I never get tired of this song. Thanks for the upload.