I was born by the river, in a little tent, and just like the river I've been running ever since.
Sam CookeIt’s been too hard living, but I’m afraid to die. ‘Cause I don’t know what’s up there, beyond the sky.
Sam CookeI say, as a singer grows older, his conception grows a little deeper, because he lives life and he understands what he is trying to say a little more. And I think this gives. If a singer tries to find out what's happening in life, it gives him a better insight on telling the story of the song he is trying to sing.
Sam Cooke