What started as a whisper Slowly turned into a scream Searching for an answer Where the question is unseen I don’t know where you came from And I don’t know where you’ve gone Old friends become old strangers Between the darkness and the dawn
BEN HARPERWhen you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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The world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It’s a morning yearning.
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You can kill a lot of time if you really want to put your mind to it Or leave it all behind and never really have to go through it
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If you’re gonna live, then live it up. If you’re gonna give, then give it up. If you’re gonna walk the Earth, then walk it proud. If you’re gonna say the word, you got to say it loud.
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A candle throws its light into the darkness, in a nasty world so shines a good deed. Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or leave you with nothing at all. It’s the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. That’s the power of the gospel.
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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I’ve gotten happier so it’s a damn good thing.
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My band is the best band in the world, period. So, I insist on every song being better than it is on the record. So by the end of the tour, we have to be playing the song better than how it’s recorded.
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They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
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