Compact discs.

First things first -- School days and the real world -- That's a big 'ol world out there -- Three chords that changed my life -- Finishing up and starting over -- Another move, and this one hurt -- Paying dues on the installment plan -- Sometimes fate just walks right through the door -- Blast from the past -- Midnight madness and wild oats -- Burned fingers and burned bridges -- New beginnings or last stand -- Just a stop along the way -- Tonight I met the girl of my dreams, for real -- The show not only must but will go on -- Happiness comes in swaddling clothes -- Oh the joys of living the honkytonk life -- Music City, here I come -- Opportunity knock, knock, knocking on my front door -- The view from the other side of the control room window -- Bird on a wire -- Youngblood and new ground -- What goes around comes around -- Gearing up for the long run -- A long road and a little wheel -- Red hot chicken and the advent of the volunteer jam -- Always works out for the best -- Demise of the uneasy rider: new rides -- Decisions, decisions -- It was October in St. Louis Town when we heard that the free bird had fell to the ground -- A million miles, a new face, and the Devil Went Down to Georgia -- Urban cowboy -- Big show, big crowds, big crew -- Broken arms and Grammys -- Just a hill with some tall trees where a creek comes bubbling by -- You never did think that it every would happen again -- Talk to me fiddle, tell me about the time when you came across the sea -- Cardboard critics -- High lonesome, our little piece of Tennessee -- Heart of my heart, rock of my soul, you changed my life when you took control -- Many, many years ago God came to Abraham, He said I've chosen you to carry out my plan -- Falling down and getting up and digging out -- Homesick heroes -- Next of kin and simple men -- The door -- Saying goodbye to momma -- Changes going and coming -- I ain't nothing but a simple man, they call me a redneck, I reckon that I am -- There's a new train coming, get on board or just keep walking -- The cowards came by morning and attacked without a warning, leaving flames and death and chaos in our streets -- A friend who affected my life -- Close call in the Rockies -- Ain't it good to be alive and be in Tennessee -- This is a righteous cause, so without a doubt or pause I will do what my country asks of me -- A heart's desire answered on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium -- Ain't no fool like an old fool -- And the lonesome boy from Dixie made it home -- The way I see it -- Another blip on the screen -- There are some things in this world you just can't explain -- I'll always remember that song -- We've traveled our highways and toasted our times in rotgut whiskey and fine French wines, old friend we've been a mile or two together -- Icing on a very special cake.

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