I Was A Songwriter; That Was The

Documenting One's Life In The Midst Of Living It Is A Strange Pursuit.

I Don't Do Comparisons Because I Always Lose.

I Have Learned To Be Steady In My Course Of Love, Or Fear, Or Loneliness, Rather Than Impulsive In Its Wasting, Either Lyrically Or Emotionally.

Isn't That The Goal, As You Grow Older? That You Start Reclaiming Those Parts Of Yourself You Didn't Recognize Or Didn't Think Were There All Along? That's What Happened When I Made The River And The Thread Record.

But There's Nothing That Gives Me More Thrill Than When I'm Writing And A Couplet Works. I Find The Right Rhyme, Or It's Just Perfect. There's Nothing That Exciting.