We're constantly being bombarded by insulting and humiliating music, which people are making for you the way they make those Wonder Bread products. Just as food can be bad for your system, music can be bad for your spiritual and emotional feelings. It might taste good or clever, but in the long run, it's not going to do anything for you.

One was Texas medicine, the other was just railroad gin, and like a fool I mixed them.

The first thing I know, I'm in a card game. Then I'm in a crap game.

I was never a topical songwriter.

The walls of pride are high and wide, can't see over to the other side.

You had no faith to lose and you know it.

As I stepped to the stage to pick up my degree, and the locusts sang off in the distance.