I happened to come along in the music business when there was no trend.
I've tried to lead a straight, clean life, not set any kind of a bad example.
Fame and fortune, how empty they can be.
Memories, pressed between the pages of my mind. Memories, sweetened through the ages just like wine.
A lot of people seem to think I started this business. But rock 'n' roll was here a long time before I came along. Nobody can sing that kind of music like colored people. Let's face it: I can't sing like Fats Domino can. I know that.
Animals don't hate, and we're supposed to be better than them.