I’ll tell you all my secrets but I lie about my past.
TOM WAITSTime is just memory Mixed in with Desire.
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On my gravestone, I want it to say, “I told you I was sick.”
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The devil knows the Bible like the back of his hand.
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The piano has been drinking, not me.
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The ocean doesn’t want me today, But I’ll come back tomorrow to play. The riptide is waging And the life guard’s away But the ocean doesn’t want me today.
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I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors. I think those are just song prerequisites.
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I did my time in the jail of your arms.
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Well, it’s either kiss me or kill me, that’s how I see it.
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You’re my North Star when I’m lost and feeling blue.
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I’m not fighting for justice. I am not fighting for freedom. I am fighting for my life and another day in the world here.
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All that you’ve loved is all you own.
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You got to tell me the brave captain Why are the wicked so strong? How do the angels get to sleep When the devil leaves the porch light on?
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You have to keep busy. After all, no dog’s ever pissed on a moving car.
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Did the devil make the world while God was sleeping?
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I don’t think that you should be perfectly candid and frank about the intimate details of your personal life with the public at large. Subsequently, it creates considerable personal problems.
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The Universe is making music all the time.
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