Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
TOM PETTYEvery verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
TOM PETTYGood loving is hard to find, you got lucky babe, when I found you.
TOM PETTYSome 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.
TOM PETTYWe don’t really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a bad show. So I think in a way maybe we’ve been taken for granted.
TOM PETTYGonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
TOM PETTYI 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.
TOM PETTYBut not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
TOM PETTYI 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.
TOM PETTYI would never put my songs in a commercial.
TOM PETTYI’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.
TOM PETTYI’m so tired of being tired. Sure as night will follow day most things I worry about will never happen anyway.
TOM PETTYDo something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.
TOM PETTYI got my own way of praying.
TOM PETTYSo I started out for God knows where. I guess I’ll know when I get there.
TOM PETTYI’ve always had a great love for the blues.
TOM PETTYWhat I’ve learned about marriage: You need to have each other’s back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.
TOM PETTY