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.

Lay in the weeds and wait, and when you get your chance to say something, say something good.

No, it's not love, but it's not bad.

Back when the country was strong, back before Elvis and before the Vietnam war came along.

Read about some squirrelly guy who claims that he just don't believe in fighting, and I wonder how long the rest of us can count on being free.

I think we have to have capital punishment, I think there has to be something to contain certain people. Those deterrents I think are necessary, especially in prison. You can threaten people for just so long, but they can flip you off and do what they want to; but not if they have to die. I hate it, though, the thought of the death penalty is terrible, but it's completely necessary.

It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it's true; I was raised in a freight car.