If you're an addict, it controls your life and your life becomes uncontrollable. It's boring and painful, filling your system with something that makes you stare at your shoes for six hours.

Quote by James Taylor

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Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun.

Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun.

I'm very unstable; there's no stability in a musician's life at all. You live on...

I'm very unstable; there's no stability in a musician's life at all. You live on...

Sobering up was responsible for breaking up my marriage. That's what it couldn't stand.

Sobering up was responsible for breaking up my marriage. That's what it couldn't stand.

Keep your head together and call my name out loud.

Keep your head together and call my name out loud.

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend.

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend.

Soon I will be knocking upon your door.

Soon I will be knocking upon your door.

It is a process of discovery. It's being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a...

It is a process of discovery. It's being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a...

If I were to try to identify a turning point I'd say that was it...

If I were to try to identify a turning point I'd say that was it...

Americans work a long away ahead of themselves because of the size of the place....

Americans work a long away ahead of themselves because of the size of the place....

There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now.

There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now.

They'll hurt you and desert you.

They'll hurt you and desert you.

Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come.

Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come.

Time will take your money, but money won't buy time.

Time will take your money, but money won't buy time.

Won't you look down upon me, Jesus, You've got to help me make a stand.

Won't you look down upon me, Jesus, You've got to help me make a stand.

Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend?

Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend?

Oh, yeah, yeah, you've got a friend.

Oh, yeah, yeah, you've got a friend.

I think that we're all totally isolated beings and always will be.

I think that we're all totally isolated beings and always will be.

I can take criticisms but not compliments.

I can take criticisms but not compliments.

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought...

I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought...

People can be so cold.

People can be so cold.