Writing songs and looking for ideas is like blinking my eyes. It's an involuntary muscle. I do it without thought.

Where did I surrender, can you tell me how and when. I'm the one who's always in control. Leading with my heart like there is nothing to defend as I lay it all out on the line body and soul. I've never let another in so soon.

You've got my heart in unfamiliar territory. It's never been out here on my sleeve. But here tonight with you it's quite a different story. You bring out a side of me no one has ever seen.

I've always said I can't tell sometimes that people even have an album out until I see them nominated for a Grammy. I think country gets dumped on across the board by the Grammys.

I sobered up and I got to thinking, girl, you ain't much fun since I quit drinking.

Somebody's sexual preference is, like, who cares?

I've written 90 percent of the songs in my career, on all my albums.