>> song writing a lot of influences there was music nut household. my parents played and went to church. a lot of music at church and stuff like that. so that was all part of the kind of the family culture at the time. so i think i just kind of got into words and the words really helped. the word exposure helped me a lot. steve: whereby does the idea come from? it's got to started with a spark. >> the idea? oh, boy, it's hard to say because sometimes it's like a lightning bolt hitting you. i don't really control it. in fact, sometimes it's pretty annoying because i can't turn the mechanism off. i will be at dinner hold on a second. i have got to call myself and leave a message. you know. and that's kind of you who i spend my whole life. steve: are you working out rhymes in your head? >> yeah. kind of all the time. steve: really? what's the best one have you done recently? >> i can't tell you. it will be on the next record. i'm keeping it all a secret until then. ainsley: you are going to sing soldier. how appropriate for this