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It’s very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it’s really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.

Tom Petty

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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Abandonment Lose Yourself
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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Audience Happiness Ideas Myself
If you stretch your imagination, I’ll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn’t up for sale.
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Imagination Sale Yourself
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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Affordable Industry Internet Music Payment Steal Way
You belong somewhere you feel free.
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Feeling Freedom Yourself
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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Artist Believe Herself Responsibility
Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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Born Children Hurricane Lost
In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I’m gonna stand my ground, and I won’t back down.
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Myself Stand World
It’s very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it’s really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.
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Dedication Easy Fame Hall Life Myself
Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.
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Drink Long Myself Sing Song Stay
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.
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Communication Healing Life Magic Move Music Myself Reality
Redemption comes to those who wait, forgiveness is the key.
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Forgiveness Key Redeem
I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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Fun Music Myself Play
Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
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Diamond King Money Sound
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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Change Finding Friendship Wind
I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
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Fly Hard Learning Myself Wings
I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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Commercial Myself Song
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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Finding Happiness Love Person Work Yourself
If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
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Death Old Yourself
Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.
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Crown Heart Broken Life Steal Time
We don’t really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a bad show. So I think in a way maybe we’ve been taken for granted.
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Bad Grant Record Thinking
My sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she’s a swinger dating a singer, I can’t decide which is worse.
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Decision Marriage Myself Worth
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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Hope Ideal Myself Thinking Weird
I’m barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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Incredible Lazy Myself
I like a good beer. Of course, I’ll drink a bad one too. Let no person thirst for lack of real ale! Thank god for long-necked bottles, the angel’s remedy.
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Angel Goodness Myself Person Remedy
Just wonderin’, waitin’, worryin’ about some silly little things, that just don’t add up to nothin’.
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Add Wait Wondering Worry Yourself
I always tell my kids, “Find something that you love and within that you’ll find some job that you can do and you’ll always be happy. You’ll go to a job that you want to go to.”
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Children Happiness Job Love Passion Yourself

It’s very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it’s really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.

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