['Fire and Rain'] is sort of almost uncomfortably close. Almost confessional. The reason I could write a song like that at that point, and probably couldn't now, is that I didn't have any sense that anyone would hear it. I started writing the song while I was in London...and I was totally unknown.... So I assumed that they would never be heard. I could just write or say anything I wanted. Now I'm very aware, and I have to deal with my stage fright and my anxiety about people examining or judging it. The idea that people will pass judgment on it is not a useful thought.
James TaylorWinter, spring, summer, or fall, all you gotta do is call, and I'll be there, 'cause you've got a friend.
James TaylorSynchronized with the rising moon Even with the evening star They were true love written in stone They were never alone, they were never that far apart
James Taylor