Does 'Well, it would probably been things like living back in the hills of TN and having to ride a mule to school, things like that.' offer a contrasting position to 'While living in the hills of TN, I rode a mule to school. '
Well, it would probably been things like living back in the hills of TN and having to ride a mule to school, things like that.###While living in the hills of TN, I rode a mule to school. 