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Clay Walker (Page 3 of 3)
RURAL ROOTS
Skippin rocks, skippin
rope
Laughin at all my best friend’s jokes
Things I loved when I was a kid
Muddy roads, muddy feet
I didn't live on no blacktop street
Things have changed a lot but I never
did
Live Until I Die
It is entirely fitting
that Clay is the cover interview for our
annual rural edition of Today’s
Caregiver magazine since he was born in
Beaumont, Texas, and has never strayed
far from his love for his upbringing in
rural Texas. The lyrics to his song
“Live Until I Die” tie together both the
best qualities of living in rural
America with working hard to battle a
foe such as MS.
Livin´ right, livin´
in this little old town I grew up in
But I still held on to my dreams
Standin´ proud, standin´ tall
Standin´ smack dab in the middle of it
all
I don´t worry ´bout things that I can´t
change
Live Until I Die
Clay has proven that
he does not worry about the things he
cannot change, but works fearlessly to
change the things that he can. We
as caregivers could do no better than to
heed his adamant message of working to
involve our loved ones in their own care
as much as is possible. It is good
medicine for them and allows us to be
better partners in care.
“I have learned that
this will not beat me; I won’t give up
the fight and I won’t give up singing or
talking with others about doing what
they need for themselves.” Sounds like
music to my ears.
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