I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.
TOM PETTYGonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
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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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Just wonderin’, waitin’, worryin’ about some silly little things, that just don’t add up to nothin’.
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But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
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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.
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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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Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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If you look around at America, that’s one of its biggest problems is you have corporations that can never be pleased at a profit.
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If you don’t run, you rust.
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When you kill somebody’s little sister with a missile, he’s going to hate you forever. And the next generation will hate you even more.
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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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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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Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
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Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There’s not some trick involved with it. It’s pure and it’s real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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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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Running down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
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I’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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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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Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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The waiting is the hardest part.
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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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You get into your late fifties, people start falling like flies all around you. I don’t take life for granted any more. I’m really glad to be here.
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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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I like a good beer. Of course, I’ll drink a bad one too. Let no person thirst for lack of real ale! Thank god for long-necked bottles, the angel’s remedy.
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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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