Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
TOM PETTYWhen you get older, your health becomes important to you, things start breaking down, you’ve always got a different ache or pain.
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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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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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I’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
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I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.
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And the days went by like paper in the wind. Everything changed, then changed again. It’s hard to find a friend. It’s hard to find a friend.
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We 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.
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You believe what you want to believe.
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I got my own way of praying.
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I think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.
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I don’t treat the band like I’m above them or that they’re a hired hand for me. We’ve never worked that way. So I’m a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.
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If you don’t run, you rust.
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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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You were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one thing I could count on, above all, you were my friend.
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I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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