You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don’t have to live like a refugee.
TOM PETTYI’m not trying to be cool. I have a problem with lights. I have one eye that’s become super-sensitive to lighting, so I do wear sunglasses quite a bit.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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I think for it to be hip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me, had some sense of hope in them.
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You were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one thing I could count on, above all, you were my friend.
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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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And the days went by like paper in the wind. Everything changed, then changed again. It’s hard to find a friend. It’s hard to find a friend.
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I don’t treat the band like I’m above them or that they’re a hired hand for me. We’ve never worked that way. So I’m a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.
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There’s a freeway running through the yard.
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Redemption comes to those who wait, forgiveness is the key.
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It’s funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can’t afford the music.
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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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Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Some doors are opened, some roads are blocked. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. And if I never do nothing, I’ll get you back someday.
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I’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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I don’t understand the ones that have no sense of hope and invest in hate. That’s not gonna work out, you know? It’s a waste of your time!
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Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
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Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some. Tell me, why you want to lay there, revel in your abandon?
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