I do a lot of Vegas work and work with the comedians.

You're writing it is how you feel. And when you're finished you put your signature on it and you mail it off and that's it. And that's how "Stand By Me" was really.

I think that the song, the song "Stand By Me" is one of those songs that... and someone asked me, what was you thinking about or what was you feeling about? It's something that, songwriters just write songs. It's like an artist that paints. They paint what they feel. It's not, it's not about how many of these painting I'll sell it's just how they feel at the moment. And that's how I wrote "Stand By Me".

It doesn't take me long to write songs.

It's a different thing when you go into a studio and you record with the intent of going somewhere and you're marketing yourself for that direction.

If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall. Or the mountain should crumble to the sea. I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear, just as long as you stand by me.

I still perform it in all my shows. I'll do it as long as I'm breathing. I'm so proud it has stood the test of time.