I have Passed my Life as a Stranger, Lord (Book)The composer relates the stories behind 23 of his best known songs. Often he has said, If you want to know me, listen to my music. Yet, as he explains in the book: I believe that art should be a gift, and a service to others for their instruction and inspiration; it should not merely inflict on them the artists personality. Thus very few of my songs are autobiographical. I see my little life as having meaning only to the extent that it may benefit