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I don’t believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral responsibility for what he or she is putting out there.

Tom Petty

You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
TOM PETTY

Gate Hell Stand Yourself
Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There’s not some trick involved with it. It’s pure and it’s real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.
TOM PETTY

Communication Healing Life Magic Move Music Myself Reality
Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some. Tell me, why you want to lay there, revel in your abandon?
TOM PETTY

Abandonment Lose Yourself
Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.
TOM PETTY

Crown Heart Broken Life Steal Time
If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.
TOM PETTY

Enough Growth Listening Skin Strong Yourself
Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.
TOM PETTY

Herself Night
I like making money like anybody else, and I’m paid well, but I think there is a point at which you can out-price your audience or your base.
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Audience Money Pay Price Yourself
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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Hate Hope Investment Understand Wasted Time
I should have known right then it was too good to last, God, it’s such a drag when you’re livin’ in the past
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Goodness Known Live Myself Past
A rebel without a clue.
TOM PETTY

One Liner Rebel
You 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.
TOM PETTY

Come Dance Dreams Forever Life Pain Yourself
If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
TOM PETTY

Death Old Yourself
Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
TOM PETTY

Lose Luck Time
Honey, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
TOM PETTY

Drink Follow Myself Walk
If you don’t run, you rust.
TOM PETTY

Exercise Move Run Rust Yourself
Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
TOM PETTY

Born Children Hurricane Lost

I don’t believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral responsibility for what he or she is putting out there.

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