Their memory’s like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away And the things you can’t remember Tell the things you can’t forget that History puts a saint in every dream.
TOM WAITSYou have to keep busy. After all, no dog’s ever pissed on a moving car.
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They say that I have no hits and that I’m difficult to work with. And they say that like it’s a bad thing.
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I’ve lost my equilibrium, my car keys, and my pride.
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I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.
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Time is just memory Mixed in with Desire.
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I’ve been riding on the crest of a slump lately.
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A mental midget with the IQ of a fence post.
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I like my music with the rinds and the seeds and pulp left in.
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Sing me a rainbow. Steal me a dream.
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But it’s so hard to dance that way when it’s cold and there’s no music.
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You can learn a lot about a woman by getting smashed with her.
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All the donuts have names that sound like prostitutes
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We have a deficit of wonder right now.
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It’s rather mystifying when you think about writing songs – where they come from, and how they’re born.
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Children make up the best songs, anyway. Better than grown-ups. Kids are always working on songs and throwing them away, like little origami things or paper airplanes. They don’t care if they lose it; they’ll just make another one.
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