Every day we encounter situations where we have to make a stand. Looking back, I could have not hand-picked a better song to be my first single.

Some sell their soul for the easy road. The devil's always buying. I can't count the ones I've known who fell right into line.

I was born by God's dear grace, in an extraordinary place. Where the stars and stripes, and the eagle fly.

Whatever you do today you've got to sleep with tonight.

I grew up with very hands-on jobs. I was raised on a farm and taught to work hard. In this high-tech, high-speed society, somewhere along the line, we got the message that if we're not a brain surgeon or an astronaut, we really shouldn't be proud of ourselves.

You're not challenging anyone else but yourself. I'd like to have a 300-pound bench, 500-pound deadlift, and a 400-pound squat.

To me, my Dad's the greatest guy - next to Jesus Christ - who ever walked this planet. He's been that outstanding male role model in my life. And he's still the same guy I grew up around, very conscious of the image he sets forth. As he would say, 'Wouldn't do anything behind your back that I wouldn't do to your face.'