You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
TOM PETTYYou spend your life dreaming, running ’round in a trance, You hang out forever and still miss the dance, And if you get lucky, you might find someone, To help you get over the pain that will come.
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Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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I’m not interested in the TV much. I quit watching the news a couple years ago and my outlook on life has gotten a whole lot better.
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I love history, doesn’t matter what era, I’m fascinated.
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We could move catalog, if he’d only die quicker.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
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Just wonderin’, waitin’, worryin’ about some silly little things, that just don’t add up to nothin’.
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When you get older, your health becomes important to you, things start breaking down, you’ve always got a different ache or pain.
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I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down.
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I have never been comfortable being the front man.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
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As we celebrate mediocrity, all the boys upstairs want to see. How much you’ll pay for what you used to get for free.
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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you’ll be a happy person.
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