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A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world.

Willie Nelson

It’s an ongoing problem, an ongoing situation, life is. It’s just life, and it never stops and it never will. You just be thankful for what you’ve got, and move on.
WILLIE NELSON

Life Problem Situation Stop Thankful Yourself
I’m drinking doubles now that you’re running around single again.
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Drink Myself Relationship Run
When I’m driving the highway by myself is when I write best.
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Best Drive Myself Writing
As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn’t in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the moments when the madness slips away and we remember the basics.
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Adult Alcohol Drink End Madness Moments Reason Remember Wisdom Work
Sadly, there are more wild horses in holding pens than in the wild.
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Animal Hold Prison Sad Wild
If you start out looking at somebody, wondering whether he’s good or bad, I think you’re starting out in the wrong direction. I think we’re all good and we’re all bad.
WILLIE NELSON

Bad Direction Goodness Myself Philosophy Spiritual Start Thinking Wonder Wrong
Rather than trying to put an end to Eminem or some other rapper, politicians should think about why they’re rapping. It’s easier to try to censor some kid who’s swearing about poverty than it is to stop the poverty.
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Children Easy End Politics Poverty Stop Thinking Try
I don’t believe in adhering to any rules I don’t support and I didn’t vote for. To hell with what people think. Just be who you are and you’ll be happy.
WILLIE NELSON

Be Yourself Believe Happiness Hell People Rule Support Thinking Vote
I’ve known straight and gay people all my life. I can’t tell the difference. But I’d never marry a guy I didn’t like.
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Difference Life Man Marriage Myself People
Heard you told him that you’d love him ’til the end of time. Now that’s the same thing that you told me.
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End Love Time Yourself
A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world.
WILLIE NELSON

Art Country Hard Time Heart Broken Music Myself Poverty Sad Thinking Truth World
Little things I should have said and done I just never took the time You were always on my mind.
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Act Action Love Mindset Relationship Time Yourself
What has changed is that nothing has changed. That’s what has made me more unhappy than everything else.
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Change Happiness Myself
There is only one map to the journey of life and it lives within your heart.
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Heart Journey Life Live Map Yourself
The life I love is making music with my friends.
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Friendship Life Love Music Myself
You don’t have to be poor to need something or somebody.
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Material Need People Poor Yourself

A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world.

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A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world.

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