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If Teardrops Were Pennies And Heartaches Were Gold, I'd Have All The Treasures My Pockets Could Hold.

In The Early Days, Porter Wagoner Would Not Exactly Scold Me, But He's Say, 'you're Writing Too Many Damn Verses. You're Makin' These Songs Too Damn Long.' And I'd Say, 'yeah, But I'm Tellin' A Story. I Have A Story To Tell.' And He'd Say, 'well, You're Not Going To Get It On The Radio.' If I Start Writing A Song, I'm Writing It For A Reason. People Would Say That I Had To Have Two Verses, And A Chorus, And A Bridge. I Tried To Learn That Formula.

Mama Sewed The Rags Together, Sewing Every Piece With Love. She Made My Coat Of Many Colors That I Was Proud Of.

People Always Ask Me How Long It Takes To Do My Hair. I Don’t Know, I’m Never There.

We Give Scholarships To High School Kids And A New Library Of Books To Every Preschool Child In The County Where I Was Born. I Didn't Have Books At Home So I Did All My Reading At School. I Love Books And I Believe That Helping Kids To Read Gives Them A Great Start In Life.