I've Had Several Working-man Songs That I

You Think A Lot Of People Get To Be Big Stars And Get A Little Crazy, But Most Of The Ones I've Ever Met Have Always Been Surprisingly Normal, And I've Enjoyed That.

Pour Me Something Tall And Strong, Make It A Hurricane Before I Go Insane. It's Only Half Past Twelve But I Don't Care, It's 5 O'clock Somewhere.

I Don't Like Politics, Hypocrites, Folks With Poodles.

As Long As I'm Still Able To Have A Hit On The Radio And Sell A Few Albums And Some Tickets, I Don't See That It Would Be Worth Retiring.

"after 17" Is A Song I Wrote When My First Daughter Went To College, So That's Kind Of Where I'm At In That Part Of My Life. If You Listen To That Song And Knew Anything About Me, You'd Say, "oh Yeah, He Wrote That About His Daughter," But I Try Not To Write Them That They Are So Specific That They Wouldn't Apply To Anybody That Has A Child.