I Think I Do Better When I

I Stole Everything I Ever Heard, But Mostly I Stole From The Horns.

Once, When We Were Playing At The Apollo Theater, Holiday Was Working A Block Away At The Harlem Opera House. Some Of Us Went Over Between Shows To Catch Her, And Afterwards We Went Backstage. I Did Something Then, And I Still Don't Know If It Was The Right Thing To Do—i Asked Her For Her Autograph.

When I'm On Stage I Feel At Home

I Know I'm No Glamour Girl, And It's Not Easy For Me To Get Up In Front Of A Crowd Of People. It Used To Bother Me A Lot, But Now I've Got It Figured Out That God Gave Me This Talent To Use, So I Just Stand There And Sing.

It Isn't Where You Came From, Its Where You're Going That Counts.