Human's can't live in the present as animals do; they just live in the present. But human's are always thinking about the future or the past.
Townes Van ZandtI don't know why I write really depressing songs. I'm a kind of melancholy guy, I suppose. But I figure I'm about normal.
Townes Van ZandtI donโt envision a long life for myself. Like, I think my life will run out before my work does, yโknow? Iโve designed it that way.
Townes Van Zandt