We were both young when I first saw you. I close my eyes and the flashback starts. I'm standin' there on a balcony in summer air.

There's more to life than dating the boy on the football team.

I've never felt like there's just one way to be beautiful. Tall or short, straight hair or curly, it doesn't matter.

I grew up on a Christmas tree farm with all this space to run around, and the [freedom] to be a crazy kid with tangled hair.

And you know there’s nothing like writing a song about someone who’s mean to you, and just makes your life miserable…and then winning a Grammy for it.

In life, you learn lessons. And sometimes you learn them the hard way. Sometimes you learn them too late.

I think when people make a record with a goal in mind - like taking it to the next level or making them seem more mature - that gets in the way of writing great songs.