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
TOM PETTYIf 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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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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Last dance with Mary Jane One more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m Tired of this town again.
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I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality.
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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 ain’t really sure, but it seems I remember the good times.
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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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So I started out for God knows where. I guess I’ll know when I get there.
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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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Some grow young, some grow cold.
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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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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
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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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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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Good loving is hard to find, you got lucky babe, when I found you.
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