The Road Had The Lonely Times, But

I Remember As A Kid Being Cold A Lot, And Hungry Sometimes. Wed Go To Bed With Just Cornbread And Milk, And I Remember Wearing Shoes With Holes In The Bottom. I Remember Having Twine For Shoestrings.

Satan's Gotta Get Along Without Me. Since I've Broke The Chain Of Sin I Know For Sure That He Can't Win.

If You Want Me In The Hall Of Fame Put Me In Because Of Some Contributions That I Have Made To Country Music.

You Get Up About 2-3 Oclock In The Morning And Get Through About 7 Or 8 And 12 Hours Later You Start All Over. Thats The Worst Kind Of Work A Person Can Do. You Have To Do These Two Shifts To Get One Day.

That Was Where My Dream Began To Take Hold, Of Not Havin' To Pick Cotton And Potatoes, And Not Havin' To Be Uncomfortable, Too Hot Or Too Cold. That In Itself Had Driven Me To Try To Find Some Better Way Of Life.