Highways & Heartaches album. Highway 40 Blues was written by veteran songwriter Larry Cordle, but Skaggs changed one line from My eyes are filled with bitter tears / Lord, I could use could an ice-cold beer to My eyes are filled with bitter tears / Lord, I ain t been home in years to accommodate his devoutly Christian parents. In his autobiography,
Kentucky Traveler, Skaggs says that he never wanted to record a song he wouldn t have felt comfortable singing in front of them.
Highways & Heartaches became Skaggs first platinum-selling album and spawned two other No. 1 singles, Heartbroke and I Wouldn t Change You If I Could.
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