Songs are my diaries; they always have been. You have to put your trust in everyone because putting down those real, personal details and thoughts that make a song authentic also opens you right up. I am constantly misunderstood; a lot of people just don't get me.

I created my MySpace page in eighth grade, because that's how all my friends talked to each other, so I made one, too. Then, all of a sudden, my friends started putting my songs on their profiles, and then their relatives, their friends in different states did.

I was from a small town, and nobody really expects you to leave, especially before you graduate. That doesn't happen.

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 just want to spend the rest of my life with someone who makes me smile, laugh, feel special, and supports me.

When I was 9 or 10, I used to get all the lead roles because I was the tallest person. But my interest in music soon drew me to country music. I was infatuated with the sound, with the storytelling. I could relate to it. I can't really tell you why. With me, it was just instinctual.

All I know since yesterday is everything has changed.