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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.”

Tom Petty

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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Boat Feeling Flower Freedom Love Sea Yourself
You believe what you want to believe.
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Believe Yourself
God, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.
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Close God Pain Reach
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
There’s a freeway running through the yard.
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Freedom Run
Time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby, grass is growing.
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Known Lying Move On Myself Time
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 have never been comfortable being the front man.
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Comfortable Man Myself
Excuse me if I have some place in my mind where I go time to time.
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Mindset Myself Place Time
If I’d had to work at Taco Bell I’d have still been out at night trying to play music.
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Myself Play Work
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’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
She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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Goodness Horse Relationship Woman
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 really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.
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Each Other Music People Perfection Soul
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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Better Guitar Myself Practice Sing Thinking

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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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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