I watched their reactions and emotions, especially to understand what was what I was doing wrong. But then I realized that if I could see these people and take note of everything I saw, I could write a good song.

I've always just wished that maybe someday people would care about the words that I wrote.

I have a lot of friends who do what I do. Either they're actresses or singers or things like that.

I've made sure that in any situation and with any record label, I'm allowed to write my own music.

I know that a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania is about the most random place for a country singer to come from, but I had an awesome childhood.

A development deal is an in-between record deal. It's like, a guy saying that he wants to date you but not be your boyfriend. You know, they don't wanna sign you to an actual record deal or put an album out on you. They wanna watch your progress for a year.

Here I was again tonight forcing laughter, faking smiles Same old tired, lonely place