You're so heavenly minded, you're no earthly good.

For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide.

Until things are brighter.. I'm the man in black.

I wear black because I'm comfortable in it. But then in the summertime when it's hot I'm comfortable in light blue.

I had an empathy for prisoners and did concerts for them back when I thought that it would make a difference - you know? - that they really were there to be rehabilitated.

I've always explored various areas of society. And I love the young people. And I had an empathy for prisoners and did concerts for them back when I thought that it would make a difference - you know? - that they really were there to be rehabilitated.

My mother told me to keep on singing, and that kept me working through the cotton fields. She said God has his hand on you. You'll be singing for the world someday.