Better than I was, more than I am. And all of this happened by taking your hand.

There's rises and falls and ups and downs in all music.

You stand by me, and you believe in me like nobody ever has. When my world goes crazy, you're right there to save me. You make me see how much I have.

Five years ago I figured we were at the top of our game and that was the best it was going to get, but with every album it seems to keep on building on itself.

I still got a few more dances with the devil...

There's a tear in his eye that refuses to fall. If it would land on me, that would say it all.

It's innate in me to be a Democrat - a true Southern populist kind of Democrat. There's not a lot of those anymore. I'm not saying I'm right or wrong. That's just the way I feel.