I Embrace Everybody For Who And What

Storms Make Trees Take Deeper Roots.

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.

I Went To Bed Hungry Many Nights As A Child. It Was A Dream That Dressed Me Up When I Was Ragged, And It Was A Dream That Filled Me Up When I Was Hungry. Now It's My Dream To See That No Child In This World Ever Goes Hungry, Certainly Not Here In America, The Most Bountiful Country In The World. We Can Do Better...we Must!

I Used To Try To Write A Song A Day. I've Been So Busy Lately.

Dreams Are Of No Value If They Don't Have Wings And Feet.