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Out into the cool of the evening strolls the pretender. He knows that all his hopes and dreams begin and end there.
Jackson Browne
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Jackson Browne
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 9
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Clyde Jackson Browne
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And while the future's there for anyone to change, still you know it's seems, It would be easier sometimes to change the past.
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