I don't give up because I don't give up. I don't believe in it.

Inside the walls of a prison my body may be, but my Lord has set my soul free.

Life and love go on, let the music play.

I started to write the song. And I was in Gladewater, Texas, one night with Carl Perkins and I said, I've got a good idea for a song. And I sang him the first verse that I had written, and I said it's called "Because You're Mine." And he said, "I Walk The Line" is a better title, so I changed it to "I Walk The Line."

I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It's still my symbol of rebellion -- against a stagnant status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others' ideas.

Life is rough so you gotta be tough.

When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry.