I Thank God For Making Me A

Black People Lived Right By The Railroad Tracks And The Train Would Shake Their Houses At Night. I Would Hear It As A Boy And I Thought: I'm Gonna Make A Song That Sounds Like That.

I Think That A Man Should Be Caring.

It Was A Way Out Of Poverty. It Was A Way To Success. It Was A Way To Education. And It Was A Way To A Brighter Day For Me.

But When I Went On The Stage To Do A Show, I Would Put On Makeup Because I Felt That It Enhanced My Act; It Drew Attention To What I Was Doing.

Rock 'n' Roll Doesn't Glorify God. You Can't Drink Out Of God's Cup And The Devil's Cup At The Same Time. I Was One Of The Pioneers Of That Music, One Of The Builders. I Know What The Blocks Are Made Of Because I Built Them.