Music has been around a long time, and there’s going…

Music has been around a long time, and there’s going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to leave my mark, leave something musically good behind.

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Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
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Georgia, oh Georgia, no peace I find…
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