singer-songwriters-from-the-united-states

"I don't really care if you cry On the real you should've never lied Should've saw the way she looked me in my eyes She said, "Baby, I am not afraid to die" Push me to the edge All my friends are dead."

"I said girl why you keep callin' I said girl why you keep callin' (yeah) She said I need new whip (yeah) 'Cause I know you still ballin'."

"The night that we wrote the song was kind of this feverish catch-up about our lives. And I think our friendship fostered an environment for a very dramatic song to come about, which is fun."

"Ooh, bet you're thinking, "She's so cool" Kicking back on your couch, making eyes from across the room Wait, I think I've been there too Ooh, you've got me thinking, "She's so cool" But I know what I know and you're just another dude Ooh, that's so true"

"Be really aware of the vampires who are always lurking. People are scary and don't have your best interest at heart most of the time. And that's just the truth."

"Writing is the love of my life, so I'm grateful that I had an example of someone who also loves it entirely in really close proximity to me."

"Songwriting, for me, was always just a personal outlet to deal with my experiences without having to talk to anyone, especially my parents for many years."

"Songwriting has been my outlet since I started writing at eight years old. It was a thing that I did when I had big feelings and didn't want to talk to other people about them. It's always been the place where I think I've shown up most honestly."

"So, so proud to be Korean. Growing up, people didn't know where Korea was or what Korea was, and that's why it's so incredible to have the song 'Golden' being sung all over the world, singing the Korean lyrics word by word."

"Growing up, people made fun of me for liking K-pop, but now everyone's singing our song and all the Korean lyrics. I'm so proud. The song, this award is not about success; it's about resilience."

"I'm done hidin', now I'm shinin' Like I'm born to be We dreamin' hard, we came so far Now I believe We're goin' up, up, up, it's our moment You know together we're glowin'Gonna be, gonna be golden Oh, up, up, up with our voices 영원히 깨질 수 없는 Gonna be, gonna be golden"

"When I was a little girl, I worked tirelessly for 10 years to fill one dream, to become a Kpop idol, and I was rejected, and disappointed that my voice isn't good enough. I'm so glad to be part of a song that is helping other girls, other queens and everyone of all ages to get through their hardship to accept themselves."

"I was inspired to write a folk song — about how soldiers have no choice in the matter but to follow orders — but with the irreverence of rock ’n’ roll."

"Now come on mothers throughout the land Pack your boys off to Vietnam Come on fathers don't hesitate Send your sons off before it's too late And you can be the first one on your block To have your boy come home in a box."

"And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? Don't ask me I don't give a damn Next stop is Vietnam. And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates, Well there ain't no time to wonder why, Whoopie! We're all gonna die!"

"I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free, And I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me, And I gladly stand up next to you And defend her still today, 'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land"

"I wake up, I throw up, I feel like I'm dead."

"She said she gay, but still into me."

"Xans don't make you. Xans gon' take you. Xans gon' fake you (yeah). And Xans gon' betray you."

"And her pussy tastes like Skittles, what? Yeah, ayy. You can really taste the rainbow, what? Hah, no."

"And I'ma bend it down, then I'ma lick her up and then dick her down. She gon' turn around then I'ma kick her out."

"It’s awesome to say no to things, even though they’re offering a lot of money. I have the power to say no."

"I was so desperate to feel understood"

"I know that I stand on the shoulders of the women in the industry that came before me, and my shoulders are broad enough to have the women that come after me to stand on mine … the little kid in me still believes that rock n’ roll can save the world."

"I pushed down the gay part of myself so deep because I was like, that can’t possibly be me."

"We want liberty, justice and freedom for all. When you do that, that’s when I’ll come."

"Drag is like a spa for my soul."

"I encourage people to use your critical thinking skills, use your vote – vote small, vote for what’s going on in your city."

"It's weird how people think that you know a person just because you see them online and you listen to the art they make."

"So let me go down the line, Let me feel it all, joy, pain, and sky. So let me go down the line, We all burn, burn, burn, and die."

"I'd like to get lost on some old back road, Find a shade tree and a honey hole. And talk to my grandpa again. And I see God in everything: The trees and pain and nights in the spring. So why do I still long for a home?"

"Give me my dawns back 'Cause everything that dies makes its way on back. I lost her last July in a heart attack. I need one small victory."

"But love's gonna bring you home, Even God didn't see it comin'. But no matter where you're at, We'll always find the way back."

"We're laying on the roof of my car, Feelin' young, feelin' numb, feelin' starved Of all the things that a moment can be. This one's best kept a memory, The purest parts of my heart are you and me."

"So don't get hateful, Lord, hot damn There's a fire burnin' in the back forty. I'm still findin' out who the hell I am. And I'm so tired of wastin' it away, Gonna find the time to realize I’m in deep on better days."

"Take a trip uptown to clear you out of my mind You're like sandpaper; the more I try, you bind. Winter was a drag and spring was a friend. I'll love you 'til the summer comes back again. And they've been tryin' to smooth me out For twenty-seven seasons now.For twenty-seven seasons."

"A cold shoulder at closing time, You were bеggin' me to stay 'til the sun rose. Strangе words come on out Of a grown man's mouth when his mind's broke. Pictures and passin' time, You only smile like that when you're drinkin'. I wish I didn't, but I do Remember every moment on the nights with you."

"Rotgut whiskey's gonna ease my mind, Beach towel rests on the dryin' line. Do I remind you of your daddy in his '88 Ford? Labrador hangin' out the passenger door."

"I bandage up your body and your bones and your bad days too, Take care of the blood that your love runs through. I know all the damage that some days in this dark world does, You were laughin' last evenin' at somethin’ I dreamed of."

"I'm cuttin' ties with things that bind my heart to this world. I love you and I'm willin' but I cannot keep you, girl. Philly by the morning and Ohio by the night, The thing about a long rope is you can't hold on too tight.Wooden floors and coffee cups, Stepped on and all used up. But I reckon that's what mornings are for. And everyone thinks they know me now In these close-minded leave-me towns, But I'm too young to even know myself."

"Did you ever make it back to El Dorado? I'd call and ask, but hell if I know If I still got your number or if you care. You moved away when you was younger. Was it escape or was it hunger?"

"I ain't spotless, neither is you. For once in my life, I'm gonna see it through. If you want spotless, I'll always losе, I don't want love, lover, I want the truth."

"There ain't no love a boy can find, You'll feel her in a room if you was blind. There ain't a thing a man can do, She'll only love you for you."

"The kids are in town for a funeral. So pack the car and dry your eyes. I know they got plenty of young blood left in 'em And plenty nights under pink skies you taught 'em to enjoy."

"I've learned that every waking moment is enough and еxcess never lеads to better things, it only piles and piles atop the things that are already abundantly in front of you like breathing and chasing and slow dancing and love making, fighting and laughing."

"So don't call in the mornin' 'cause I'll already be gone. Oklahoma in the summertime's where my country ass belongs. Love is patient, love is kind, should not make you lose your mind. Thеre's got to be more to this than bеin' pissed off all the time, All the time."

"So take me down a road that's a little bit windy To a place they still put sugar in their iced tea, Where the women are fine and the love is fair. Hey, driver, you can drop me off anywhere. Hey, driver, you can drop me off anywhere."

"You won't find no answers safe at home, You can't learn heartbreak from a poem. And every hard time, song rhyme, friend you've got, You'll have, with Heaven on top. You'll have, with Heaven on top."

"I got a fear, dear, that it's gonna end Won't you get angry at me, say you love me again? I got a fear dear, that it's a Friday spark You only love me like you mean it when it's after dark."

"I do not and will not fear tomorrow because I feel as though today has been enough."