Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.

Sometimes if you get 'em too drunk they don't pay no attention to what you're doin' anyways, so you might as well just do old songs. But if you get one that's paying attention, sometimes we'll do some new material.

Staring at the world through the bottom of a glass, all I see is a man who's fading fast.

Stop rolling down hill like a snow ball headed for hell.

We're bar room buddies and we're the best kind, nobody messes with that friend of mine. Chug-a-lug-a-lug-a-lugga, bar room buddy of mine.

We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people's lives and makes things a little easier. That's what I try to do, and what I want to do. You don't want to close the door on hope.

I'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty.