I Don't Think Any Of Us Really

I Never Said I Was A Genius. I Never Said I Was A Cornerstone. I've Never Said I'm A Legend In My Own Time. You Never Heard Me Say Nothing Like That.

I'm A Firm Believer In God Himself, But That's As Far As I Can Go. I'm Not Any Denomination. I'm Not Catholic Or Presbyterian Or Baptist Or Methodist Or Jewish Or Muslim. I'm None Of Those Things. And I'm Sure That's Just Fine With God.

Music Is Nothing Separate From Me. It Is Me... You'd Have To Remove The Music Surgically.

Music's Been Around A Long Time, And There's Going To Be Music Long After Ray Charles Is Dead. I Just Want To Make My Mark, Leave Something Musically Good Behind. If It's A Big Record, That's The Frosting On The Cake, But Music's The Main Meal.

I Got A Cow That Went Dry And A Hen That Won't Lay, A Big Stack Of Bills That Gets Bigger Each Day.