Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
TOM PETTYRunning down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don’t have to live like a refugee.
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I’ve always had a great love for the blues.
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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.
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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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How about a cheer for all those bad girls! And all those boys that play that rock ‘n’ roll! They love it like you love Jesus.
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Just wonderin’, waitin’, worryin’ about some silly little things, that just don’t add up to nothin’.
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Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.
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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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I’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
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You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea You belong with your love on your arm You belong somewhere you feel free.
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I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.
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There’s a freeway running through the yard.
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If you don’t run, you rust.
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If you look around at America, that’s one of its biggest problems is you have corporations that can never be pleased at a profit.
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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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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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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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I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it’s so hard to kick it.
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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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I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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Gonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
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A rebel without a clue.
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I think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.
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The waiting is the hardest part, every day you get one more yard. You take it on faith, you take it to the heart, the waiting is hardest part.
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Honey, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
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