Rocker Sammy Hagar picked a Merle Haggard song to ponder life after the death of Charlie Kirk.

The Red Rocker took to social media to sing a slightly adjusted version of the chorus of Haggard's "Are the Good Times Really Over," a hit from 1982. It's a song that relies on themes of moral decay and sociopolitics.

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday (Sept. 10) during an event in Utah.

On Friday (Sept. 12) authorities arrested a suspect named Tyler Robinson.

Hagar is one of dozens from the music community who've questioned American values after the killing.

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Haggard's song tapped into the zeitgeist of American culture with his Top 5 hit. This was just a decade removed from the end of the Vietnam W

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