Every sleepy boy and girl in every bed around the world- Can hear the stars up in the sky whispering a lullaby

I love to write songs and sing them, and I didn't really know much more than that. Somehow it's gotten to the point where a friend can say, "It's very you," and that made me feel good.

When I was young I spoke like a child I saw with a child's eyes And an open door was to a girl Like the stars are to the sky It's funny how the world lives up to All your expectations With adventures for the stout of heart And the lure of the open spaces There's two lanes running down this road And whichever side you're on Accounts for where you want to go Or what you're running from Back when darkness overtook me On a blind man's curve I relied upon the moon and Saint Christopher

I know some artists who come out of country music and the three sessions a day work ethic where you walk in, and you're told you play this note, this note, and this note, and you don't vary it. I know that works great for some people. It wouldn't work for me.

I feel like politics have always informed what I do. If you know anything about my music, you know I've never been shy about stating how I vote.

I think topical songwriting is a real gift, and it's hard not to be pedantic and show up with the sledgehammer message.

A dreamer born is a hero bred.