I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
TOM PETTYThere’s a freeway running through the yard.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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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You belong somewhere you feel free.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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You believe what you want to believe.
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Honey, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
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I love history, doesn’t matter what era, I’m fascinated.
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I’m actually better on the guitar than when I started, I think, because I’ve had so much time with it and I still practice and I love to do it and I love to sing.
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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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George 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.
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Last dance with Mary Jane One more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m Tired of this town again.
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If I’d had to work at Taco Bell I’d have still been out at night trying to play music.
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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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I’m tired of screwing up. I’m tired of being down. I’m tired of myself. I’m tired of bein’ down.
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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 think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.
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