Life Is Rough So You

Sam Phillips Always Encouraged Me To Do It My Way, To Use Whatever Other Influences I Wanted, But Never To Copy...if There Hadn't Been A Sam Phillips, I Might Still Be Working In A Cotton Field.

I Recently Found Myself Going Through A Period Of Uncertainty About My Future As A Performer, My Status As A Personality, The Believability Of My Christian Witness And The Knowledge Of God's Will In My Life. I Felt A Force Bigger Than Myself Saying, 'lay Back. Take It Easy. Study Hard. Read Your Bible. Think, Write And Keep Your Mouth Shut For Awhile.'

Of Emotions, Of Love, Of Breakup, Of Love And Hate And Death And Dying, Mama, Apple Pie, And The Whole Thing. It Covers A Lot Of Territory, Country Music Does.

Now That I Know That I've Needed You So, Help Me, Jesus. My Soul's In Your Hand.

I Took The Easy Way, And To An Extent I Regret That. Still, Though, The Way We Did It Was Honest. We Played It And Sang It The Way We Felt It, And There's A Lot To Be Said For That.