Just because as human beings, what we can't have is what we reply in our head over and over again before we go to sleep.

Love is unpredictable and it’s frustrating and it’s tragic and it’s beautiful.

Try things. Laugh a lot. Mess up. Apologize. Hug people. Take chances. Trust yourself. Lose things. Get over it.

Live your life like you are 80 years old looking back on your teenage years

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.

If you can figure out how you're feeling, then maybe you have a chance of getting over it.

My absolute favorite meal in Nashville is sweet-potato pancakes at Pancake Pantry.