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The speaker is saying he was shy when he was young, and that his sense of humor did not always match other people's. It suggests he learned early that his reactions and tastes were different from those around him. That kind of difference may have shaped how he saw other people and how he wrote or spoke later.
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About John Prine
American singer-songwriter of country-folk music, early 1970s to 2020
John Prine was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music, active from the early 1970s until his death. He is known for songs that mix humor, tenderness, and plainspoken observation, and for a style that brought together love, everyday life, current events, social commentary, and satire. He worked as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor. His writing often moved between sweet songs and melancholy ballads, and he was widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation.
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