I’m a country singer. I love all kinds of music, but country is where my loyalty lies. That’s just me and what I do, and I’m not going to change it.
As we look into the future, it’s as far as we can see. So let’s make each tomorrow be the best that it can be.
She’s a devil, she’s an angel, she’s a woman, she’s a child. She’s a heartache when she leaves you, but she’ll leave you with a smile.
Life’s not breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
You can lead a heart to love, but you can’t make it fall.
You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete. And as long as there is breath in me, I’ll make yours just as sweet.
I like people who are loyal to me, and I like to be loyal, too.
I want to reach the point where people hear my name and immediately think of real country music.
I ain’t rich, but Lord I’m free. Amarillo by morning, Amarillo is where I’ll be.
From here on after let’s stay the way we are right now. And share all the love and laughter that a lifetime will allow.
I’m always looking for great songs, and not being much of a songwriter, I depend on great songwriters to send them to me. I go through tons of stuff, and sometimes you just find material that kind of fits and becomes something special.
I was a young troubadour when I rode in on a song. And, I’ll be an old troubadour when I’m gone.
I spend most of hunting season at the ranch. We all love to hunt whitetails, and we have a pretty good supply in South Texas. I also love to hunt elk in Arizona, mule deer in Utah, and I’ve been to Canada to hunt caribou.
I’m not here for a long time. I’m here for a short time.
You know, traditional country music is something that’s going to be around forever.
I can only say thank you and thanks also to all of the great songwriters who wrote those wonderful songs that became number ones.
All my ex’s live in Texas, And Texas is the place I’d dearly love to be, But all my ex’s live in Texas, Therefore I reside in Tennessee.
I used to do a lot of interviews in the early ’80s, when my career started, but it came to a point when I decided I didn’t want to talk anymore, and people kind of understood that and left me alone.
In all the world you’ll never find a love as true as mine.
I’m not the hero who will always save the day, don’t always wear a white hat, don’t always know the way. I may not even be the dream you wanted to come true, but I’ll always be the man in love with you.