“The line "because you're mine, I walk the line."”

— Johnny Cash

It kept coming to me, you know? But I was — I was … young and not been married too long. Yes, it kept coming to me. Because you're mine, I walk the line. And then the words just naturally flowed. It was an easy song to write.
CNN interview (2002)

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American singer-songwriter 1932–2003

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