I Can't Help What I

Sighted People, You Gotta Deal With Them.

The Words To Country Songs Are Very Earthy Like The Blues. They're Not As Dressed Up And The People Are Very Honest And Say, 'look, I Miss You Darlin', So I Went Out And Got Drunk In This Bar.' That's The Way You Say It. Where In Tin Pan Alley They Would Say, 'oh I Missed You Darling, So I Went To This Restaurant And I Sat Down And Had A Dinner For One.' That's Cleaned Up Now, You See? But Country And Blues Tells It Like It Is.

Before I Begin, Let Me Say Right Here And Now That I'm A Country Boy. And, Man, I Mean The Real Backwoods! That's At The Start Of The Start Of The Thing, And That's At The Heart Of The Thing.

I'd Like To Think That When I Sing A Song, I Can Let You Know All About The Heartbreak, Struggle, Lies And Kicks In The Ass I've Gotten Over The Years For Being Black And Everything Else, Without Actually Saying A Word About It.

Music Is Nothing Separate From Me. It Is Me... You'd Have To Remove The Music Surgically.