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.
TOM PETTYEvery verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
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She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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I’m not any happier anywhere than when I’m in the studio. I’m over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.
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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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I’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.
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The waiting is the hardest part.
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You believe what you want to believe.
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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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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 wouldn’t want to get stuck being an oldie-goldie group, but I don’t mind. I think all the trouble you go through these days to go to one of these concerts, I think I owe them a bit of what they came to hear.
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I’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.
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If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.
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I don’t think it’s a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.
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Running down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
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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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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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