Wish I'd Written Tikkun Olam – A

I See Interracial Couples All The Time In Nashville. I'm A Jew In Nashville. I'm A Gay Person In Nashville. It's A Non-issue In Most Of The Time. That's A Huge Leap Forward.

Artists Are Taught To Be Humble About Their Impact, Especially In Folk Music. It's So Ingrained That I Have A Hard Time Even Thinking I Had Any Impact Other Than What A Normal Hit Song Would Have.

When People Used To Call Me A Political Writer, It Was Kind Of Confusing Because I Was Always Much More Interested In The Social End Of Things Which Hinges On The Political, But It Isn’t Really Part Of It.

I Was One Of I Think Three White Girls In My School. So, I Was Very Much An Outsider. And Plus I Was Jewish And All Of My Friends Were Black And Baptist Because They Listen To The Coolest Music. We Were All Listening To Ray Charles And What Was Then Called Race Music.

Dreams Were All They Gave For Free To Ugly Duckling Girls Like Me.