Sam Hunt Pays Tribute to Merle Haggard by Covering ‘The Way I Am’ [VIDEOS]

I didn't think I could fangirl any more over Sam Hunt. Then, I saw this video. Sam pays tribute to Merle Haggard by covering his classic, "The Way I Am" in a beautiful, respectful version. Melt...

From Sam Hunt's FB page: "Sam paid tribute to Merle Haggard last night at the All For The All benefit concert in Nashville."

I know some of you are going to be haters about anything and everything Sam Hunt does - especially covering one of the greats. As the song says, "So I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am."

And, you know, here's what Merle has to say about haters...