I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
TOM PETTYFree Fallin” is a very good song. Maybe it would be one of my favorites if it hadn’t become this huge anthem. But I’m grateful that people like it.
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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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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I think it’s important to always offer something new.
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Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.
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I’m barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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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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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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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 think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.
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If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
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I got my own way of praying.
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I love the music. I’m never, ever tired of playing it.
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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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Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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