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(MY FRIENDS ARE GONNA BE) STRANGERS (L. Anderson) Merle Haggard (1965) 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 my 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 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

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson reflète la douleur et la désillusion d'une relation qui s'est terminée de manière inattendue. Le narrateur exprime sa frustration d'avoir cru en un amour solide, alors qu'il s'est avéré éphémère. En constatant que ses amis deviennent des étrangers, il ressent un profond scepticisme quant à la confiance et aux liens qu'il avait autrefois. Tout laisse entendre qu’il se sent trahi, et sa solitude ou sa méfiance grandissante lui pèsent. Il finit par réaliser qu'il ne peut plus compter que sur lui-même, marquant une importante déception envers ceux qui l'entouraient.