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
TOM PETTYTime to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby, grass is growing.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I think it’s important to always offer something new.
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I’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.
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If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.
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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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I ain’t really sure, but it seems I remember the good times.
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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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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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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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I like making money like anybody else, and I’m paid well, but I think there is a point at which you can out-price your audience or your base.
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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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You belong somewhere you feel free.
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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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God, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.
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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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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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