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In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I’m gonna stand my ground, and I won’t back down.

Tom Petty

No matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
TOM PETTY

Guitar Instrument Learning Play
You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
TOM PETTY

Hell Job Yourself
It’s very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it’s really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.
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Dedication Easy Fame Hall Life Myself
Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
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Myself Worry
I don’t believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral responsibility for what he or she is putting out there.
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Artist Believe Herself Responsibility
Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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Dreams Myself Time World
I 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.
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Authority Development Myself Personality Problem Time
I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
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Drive Fly Myself Tree
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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Cool Light Myself Problem
I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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Fun Music Myself Play
I’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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Friendship Introvert Man Myself
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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Communication Healing Life Magic Move Music Myself Reality
My sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she’s a swinger dating a singer, I can’t decide which is worse.
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Decision Marriage Myself Worth
God, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.
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Close God Pain Reach
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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Children Happiness Job Love Passion Yourself
But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
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Myself Save Self Love

In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I’m gonna stand my ground, and I won’t back down.

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