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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.

Tom Petty

I would never put my songs in a commercial.
TOM PETTY

Commercial Myself Song
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
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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Authority Development Myself Personality Problem Time
Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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Born Children Hurricane Lost
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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Enough Growth Listening Skin Strong Yourself
Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.
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Crown Heart Broken Life Steal Time
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
Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Some doors are opened, some roads are blocked. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. And if I never do nothing, I’ll get you back someday.
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Day Fade Myself Rock
I don’t think it’s a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.
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Attitude Goodness Rich Thinking Yourself
So I started out for God knows where. I guess I’ll know when I get there.
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God Known Myself Start
I’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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Friendship Introvert Man Myself
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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Down Myself Tired
I got my own way of praying.
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Myself Prayer Way
I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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Feeling Money Myself
Good loving is hard to find, you got lucky babe, when I found you.
TOM PETTY

Finding Goodness Love Yourself
At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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Rainbow Time Weather
Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
TOM PETTY

Diamond King Money Sound
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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Come Dance Dreams Forever Life Pain Yourself
Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
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Blessing Live Love Time Yourself
Some grow young, some grow cold.
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Cold Growth Young
I’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.
TOM PETTY

Audience Happiness Ideas Myself
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.
TOM PETTY

Boy Love Play Yourself
Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some. Tell me, why you want to lay there, revel in your abandon?
TOM PETTY

Abandonment Lose Yourself
A rebel without a clue.
TOM PETTY

One Liner Rebel
At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
TOM PETTY

Day End Record Yourself
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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Goodness Known Live Myself Past
I’m not any happier anywhere than when I’m in the studio. I’m over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.
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Feeling Happiness Moon Myself Purpose Young

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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