A fist in the face is all you deserve from love you've misplaced.

Time to go inward, man, I hope I have the nerve, to take inventory of the causes that I serve.

In life's rich beauty pageant we put children on a stage, said flash your soft white belly child, but just don't act your age.

It’s hard to kiss the lips at night that chew your ass out all day long...

[My parents] worked hard all week long, and the way they celebrated and rejoiced in life was by making music on weekends. And that music was Country Music.

Try but don't try too hard. Just try hard enough, and things will go better.

Every now and then I'll get seduced by the idea of money, and I'll take a stab at that...and I fall flat on my ass. I've never written a lasting song with that mindset. It doesn't work.