I was desperately unhappy trying to adjust to the world.
AL GREENI was desperately unhappy trying to adjust to the world.
AL GREENI started writing when I was about thirteen.
AL GREENI’m not religious in any formal sense, not in any God sense.
AL GREENI’m thankful for every moment.
AL GREENTrials can be hard, if you don’t know God.
AL GREENAnd it occurs to me that if I were aboard a rowboat floating in the middle of all the beer I’ve drunk in a lifetime,
AL GREENA collected poems’ is either a gravestone or a testimonial to survival.
AL GREENSome people believe that fairness comes with obeying the rules. I’m one of those people.
AL GREENI have found people on both sides of the aisle, white and black, that’ll give you the shirt off their back.
AL GREENNo child wants to fail. Everyone wants to succeed.
AL GREENI’d never be able to see the shore.
AL GREENTeach success before teaching responsibility. Teach them to believe in themselves.
AL GREENI did a whole concert in Atlanta with my fly open, and I had a black suit on and a white shirt. My white shirt was protruding from the fly.
AL GREENPakistan that we are appreciative for the help that’s been extended.
AL GREENThe music is the message, the message is the music.
AL GREENIf I could live my life all over I’d do everything the same; the film in my camera would remain the same; there’s no way lord, to leave this love behind.
AL GREEN