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> [It was kind of a prodding myself to play I Walk The Line straight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/it-was-kind-of-a-prodding-myself-to-play-i-walk-the-line-straight/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/442/johnny-cash-1517_kind_it-was-kind-of-a-prodding-myself-to-play_1042200.jpg)

> [I admit I'm a fool for you, because your mine, I walk the line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-admit-i-m-a-fool-for-you-because-your-mine-i-walk-the-line/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/johnny-cash-1517_admit_i-admit-i-m-a-fool-for-you-because-your_2268150.jpg)

> [Because you're mine, I walk the line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/because-you-re-mine-i-walk-the-line/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/513/johnny-cash-1517_country_because-you-re-mine-i-walk-the-line-1046_1046941.jpg)

> [I Walk The Line was my third record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-walk-the-line-was-my-third-record/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55b/johnny-cash-1517_line_i-walk-the-line-was-my-third-record-4213_421395.jpg)

> [I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-keep-a-close-watch-on-this-heart-of-mine-i-keep-my-eyes-wide-open/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e2/johnny-cash-1517_ends_i-keep-a-close-watch-on-this-heart-of-mi_301771.jpg)

> [In the Air Force, I had an old Wilcox Gay recorder, and I used to hear guitar runs on that recorder going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/in-the-air-force-i-had-an-old-wilcox-gay-recorder-and-i-used-to-hear/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/johnny-cash-1517_air_in-the-air-force-i-had-an-old-wilcox-gay_1634398.jpg)

> [ \[Sam Phillips\] laughed at me. I just didn't like the way I Walk The Line sounded to me. I didn't know I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/sam-phillips-laughed-at-me-i-just-didn-t-like-the-way-i-walk-the-line/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/johnny-cash-1517_chance_sam-phillips-laughed-at-me-i-just-didn-t_417574.jpg)

> [I started to write the song. And I was in Gladewater, Texas, one night with Carl Perkins and I said, I've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-started-to-write-the-song-and-i-was-in-gladewater-texas-one-night/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ea/johnny-cash-1517_changed_i-started-to-write-the-song-and-i-was-in_164267.jpg)

> [I had a song called "Folsom Prison Blues" that was a hit just before "I Walk The Line." And the people in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-had-a-song-called-folsom-prison-blues-that-was-a-hit-just-before-i/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6de/johnny-cash-1517_asking_i-had-a-song-called-folsom-prison-blues_398168.jpg)

> [ Sam \[Phillips\] wanted I Walk The Line up - you know, up-tempo. And I put paper in the strings of my guitar… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/sam-phillips-wanted-i-walk-the-line-up-you-know-up-tempo-and-i-put/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe6/johnny-cash-1517_bass_sam-phillips-wanted-i-walk-the-line-up-y_1729588.jpg)

> [My way of communicating with God as a boy (and often even now) was through the lyrics of a song. . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/my-way-of-communicating-with-god-as-a-boy-and-often-even-now-was/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/johnny-cash-1517_bits_my-way-of-communicating-with-god-as-a-bo_360965.jpg)

> [ We went down \[Folsom Prison\] and there's a rodeo at all these shows that the prisoners have there. And in between the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/we-went-down-folsom-prison-and-there-s-a-rodeo-at-all-these-shows/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/998/johnny-cash-1517_cash_we-went-down-folsom-prison-and-there-s-a_1739908.jpg)

## Other authors on Lines

## More by Johnny Cash

> [I read novels but I also read the Bible. And study it, you know? And the more I learn, the more excited I get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-read-novels-but-i-also-read-the-bible-and-study-it-you-know-and-the/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [You're so heavenly minded, you're no earthly good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/you-re-so-heavenly-minded-you-re-no-earthly-good/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [Of emotions, of love, of breakup, of love and hate and death and dying, mama, apple pie, and the whole thing. It covers a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/of-emotions-of-love-of-breakup-of-love-and-hate-and-death-and-dying/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [Until things are brighter.. I'm the man in black.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/until-things-are-brighter-i-m-the-man-in-black/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [I'm thankful for a pair of shoes that feel really good on my feet; I like my shoes. I'm thankful for the birds; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-m-thankful-for-a-pair-of-shoes-that-feel-really-good-on-my-feet-i/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [I knew I wanted to sing when I was a very small boy. When I was probably 4 years old. My mother played a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-knew-i-wanted-to-sing-when-i-was-a-very-small-boy-when-i-was/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [No matter how much you've sinned, no matter how much you've stumbled, no matter how much you fall, no matter how far you've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/no-matter-how-much-you-ve-sinned-no-matter-how-much-you-ve-stumbled/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [ I met Sam Phillips when he came in \[studio\] and I said, I'm John Cash. I'm the one who's been calling. And if you'd… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-met-sam-phillips-when-he-came-in-studio-and-i-said-i-m-john-cash-i/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [My mother told me to keep on singing, and that kept me working through the cotton fields. She said God has his hand on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/my-mother-told-me-to-keep-on-singing-and-that-kept-me-working-through/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [I started to write the song. And I was in Gladewater, Texas, one night with Carl Perkins and I said, I've got a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-started-to-write-the-song-and-i-was-in-gladewater-texas-one-night/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [Don't take voice lessons. Do it your way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/don-t-take-voice-lessons-do-it-your-way/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [I expect my life to end pretty soon. You know, I'm 71 years old. I have great faith, though. I have unshakable faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-expect-my-life-to-end-pretty-soon-you-know-i-m-71-years-old-i-have/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [I say I'm not a singer, so that means I can't sing. But - doesn't it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-say-i-m-not-a-singer-so-that-means-i-can-t-sing-but-doesn-t-it/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [However, neither he nor anyone else could have become the star Elvis was. Ain't nobody like Elvis. Never was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/however-neither-he-nor-anyone-else-could-have-become-the-star-elvis/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

> [Everybody was wearing rhinestones, all those sparkly clothes, and cowboy boots. I decided to wear a black shirt and pants and see if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/everybody-was-wearing-rhinestones-all-those-sparkly-clothes-and/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

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                        "text": "We went down [Folsom Prison] and there's a rodeo at all these shows that the prisoners have there. And in between the rodeo things, they asked me to set up and do two or three songs. So that was what I did. I did \"Folsom Prison Blues,\" which they thought was their song - you know? - and \"I Walk The Line,\" \"Hey Porter,\" \"Cry, Cry, Cry.\" And then the word got around on the grapevine that Johnny Cash is all right and that you ought to see him.",
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