If I Had A Choice, And There

Read About Some Squirrelly Guy Who Claims That He Just Don't Believe In Fighting, And I Wonder How Long The Rest Of Us Can Count On Being Free.

Back When The Country Was Strong, Back Before Elvis And Before The Vietnam War Came Along.

In My Life There Were A Lot Of Situations Where I Could Have Been Killed Or Some Officer Might Have Been Killed Chasing Me, A Lot Of Things Could Be Different. Now, You Know That's Experience You Can't Buy. And It's There In My Rearview Mirror And I Can Refer To It In My Writing. I Have The Experience To Talk About Things Some People Only Imagine.

Everybody Likes Johnny Cash. I Think The Sad Part Of It Is His Health Is Givin' Him Problems.

I Think It Was Tommy Who Told Me, 'when Your Song Is Called 'xyz' Or Whatever, Every Line Has Got To Make Sense Against Your Title.' He Showed Me Little Methods Of Proving To Yourself Whether The Line Belongs, And Ways Of Finding Out Whether You Were Able To Get More Out Of A Line If You Tried.