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!
TOM PETTYSomewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some. Tell me, why you want to lay there, revel in your abandon?
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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 have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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I’m tired of screwing up. I’m tired of being down. I’m tired of myself. I’m tired of bein’ down.
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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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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 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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Honey, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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No matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
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Running down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
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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.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
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Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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I’m actually better on the guitar than when I started, I think, because I’ve had so much time with it and I still practice and I love to do it and I love to sing.
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