If We All Climb Together, We Could

In The Early Days, Porter Wagoner Would Not Exactly Scold Me, But He's Say, 'you're Writing Too Many Damn Verses. You're Makin' These Songs Too Damn Long.' And I'd Say, 'yeah, But I'm Tellin' A Story. I Have A Story To Tell.' And He'd Say, 'well, You're Not Going To Get It On The Radio.' If I Start Writing A Song, I'm Writing It For A Reason. People Would Say That I Had To Have Two Verses, And A Chorus, And A Bridge. I Tried To Learn That Formula.

I've Never Let A Rhinestone Go Unturned

I Don't Listen To Music For Fun. I Ain't Got Enough Time For Fun! I'm Always Busy Writing My Own Music. I Don't Try To Compete Or See What Other People Are Doing.

I Don't Have Time To Stand Around And Listen To An 11-minute Song.

That Traveling Man Was A Two Time Lover, He Took My Love, Then He Took My Mother.