"I'm the back door man, I squeeze in your window, slip into your door."
Music
"When you got a good woman, you better hold on to her."
Love
"I asked for water, she gave me gasoline."
Life
"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die."
Faith
"I'm built for comfort, not for speed."
Wisdom
"Moanin' at midnight won't do you no good."
Truth
"I've been down so long, down don't bother me."
Perseverance
"The blues ain't nothin' but a good man feeling bad."
Music
"Killing floor blues - that's where I worked my time."
Work
"I'm a howlin' wolf, and that's all I know."
"You can't judge a book by looking at the cover."
Wisdom
"My baby loves me, that's all I need to know."
Love
"I've seen the good times and the bad times."
Life
"Back door love keeps me satisfied."
Relationships
"When you're born, you're born to die."
Death
"I got more power than a diesel truck."
Strength
"The blues come from the heart, not from a book."
Art
"Ain't no grave can hold my body down."
Faith
"I'm a big boy now, I can do what I wanna do."
Freedom
"The sun's gonna shine in my back door someday."
Hope
"I've been mistreated, and I've been disrespected too."
Justice
"My baby's got something that makes me want to holler."
Love
"I'm here to stay, I'm not gonna run away."
Courage
"The harder I try, the worse things get."
"I've paid my dues on this earth."
Life
"Music is my bread and butter."
Music
"I tell the truth in my songs, always."
Truth
"A woman will drive a man crazy if he lets her."
Relationships
"I don't care what the world thinks of me."
Freedom
"The blues is a healing thing."
Art