The almighty dollar and the lust for world wide fame, slowly killed tradition, and for that someone should hang.

I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free. Amarillo by morning, Amarillo is where I'll be.

I've been blessed with the ability to sing, and that has taken me so many places I never would have gone otherwise.

Even though I've been doing it for so long, I still feel fresh. Even when I walk out on stage, I still feel pretty much the same as I've always felt.

You know, legends are people like Haggard and Jones and Wills and Sinatra. Those people are legends. I'm just a young buck out here trying to keep in that same circle with the rest of 'em.

I think the melody is the first time I hear in a song and if I like the melody, then I'll pay closer attention to the lyrics.

All my Ex's live in Texas, and that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee.