"You know, being an entertainer is partly being on the road, and a lot of your songs come from the road."

Being, Road, Songs

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"You know, being an entertainer is partly being on the road, and a lot of your songs come from the road."

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"And then, when I started to school, I found out I couldn't talk."

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"But I've got a lot of ideas, I bought me a ranch in Florida and I still have my farm in Ashland City, Tennessee so I'm gonna spend a little time at each one of those places and you'll probably hear some more songs out of me."

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