Some of the best country songs came out in that decade, including these four country hits, which are so good that almost every 60s kid still knows the words to them today. Carter wrote “Ring Of Fire” after meeting Cash and feeling an instant connection, even though they were both married to other people at the time. “Mama Tried” by Merle HaggardPlay video“Mama Tried” is the title track of a record Merle Haggard put out in 1968. The lyrics say, “And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole / No one could steer me right, but Mama tried, Mama tried / Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied / That leaves only me to blame ’cause Mama tried.” “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)”Play videoLoretta Lynn released plenty of sassy songs.