But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
TOM PETTYHow 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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I wouldn’t want to get stuck being an oldie-goldie group, but I don’t mind. I think all the trouble you go through these days to go to one of these concerts, I think I owe them a bit of what they came to hear.
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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’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
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I have never been comfortable being the front man.
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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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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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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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Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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I’m barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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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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Redemption comes to those who wait, forgiveness is the key.
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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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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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As we celebrate mediocrity, all the boys upstairs want to see. How much you’ll pay for what you used to get for free.
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I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it’s so hard to kick it.
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Time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby, grass is growing.
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Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.
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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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The waiting is the hardest part, every day you get one more yard. You take it on faith, you take it to the heart, the waiting is hardest part.
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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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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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I’m not interested in the TV much. I quit watching the news a couple years ago and my outlook on life has gotten a whole lot better.
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A rebel without a clue.
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I’m not trying to be cool. I have a problem with lights. I have one eye that’s become super-sensitive to lighting, so I do wear sunglasses quite a bit.
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