You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
TOM PETTYYou can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
TOM PETTYLet’s get to the point Let’s roll another joint.
TOM PETTYMusic really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.
TOM PETTYJust wonderin’, waitin’, worryin’ about some silly little things, that just don’t add up to nothin’.
TOM PETTYI should have known right then it was too good to last, God, it’s such a drag when you’re livin’ in the past
TOM PETTYHoney, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
TOM PETTYIf I’d had to work at Taco Bell I’d have still been out at night trying to play music.
TOM PETTYYou 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.
TOM PETTYI don’t think it’s a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.
TOM PETTYGeorge Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.
TOM PETTYI 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 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 PETTYYou believe what you want to believe.
TOM PETTYI 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.
TOM PETTYAny time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
TOM PETTYGo after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you’ll be a happy person.
TOM PETTY