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I’m always looking for sounds that are pleasing at the time. The sound of a helicopter is really annoying until you’re drowning, and it’s there to rescue you. Then it sounds like music.

Tom Waits

I guess I’ve always lived upside down when I want things I can’t have.
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Live Myself
I always thought songs are movies for the ears and films are like songs for the eyes.
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Eyes Movie Song Thinking
When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.
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Age Myself Old Quite Young
I’ll take a rusty nail and scratch your initials on my arm.
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Initial Myself Scratch
The earth is not my home, I’m just passing by.
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Earth Home Myself Philosophy Travel Wisdom
You’re my North Star when I’m lost and feeling blue.
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Love Relationship Romantic Star Yourself
Slept all night in the cedar grove, I was born to ramble, born to rove, some men are searchin’ for the holy grail, but there ain’t nothin’ sweeter than ridin’ the rails.
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Born Myself Night Search Sleep Sweet
I’ll tell you all my secrets but I lie about my past.
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Lying Myself Past Secret
The Universe is making music all the time.
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Music Time Universe
The big print giveth and the small print taketh away.
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Away Big Small
You learn as much from your kids as they learn from you.
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Children Learning Yourself
It’s rather mystifying when you think about writing songs – where they come from, and how they’re born.
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Born Mysterious Thinking Writing Yourself
We are all just monkeys with money and guns.
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Monkey Reality Weapon
A mental midget with the IQ of a fence post.
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Dumb Intelligence Mental
When your down on your luck and you’ve lost all your dreams theres nothing like a campfire and a can of beans.
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Down Dreams Luck Yourself
Don’t look back, because someone might be gaining on you.
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Back Sight Yourself

I’m always looking for sounds that are pleasing at the time. The sound of a helicopter is really annoying until you’re drowning, and it’s there to rescue you. Then it sounds like music.

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I’m always looking for sounds that are pleasing at the time. The sound of a helicopter is really annoying until you’re drowning, and it’s there to rescue you. Then it sounds like music.

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