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Buy me a drink, sing me a song take me as I come, cause I can't stay long.

Tom Petty

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Tom Petty
Age: 66 †
Born: 1950
Born: October 20
Died: 2017
Died: October 2
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Gainesville
Florida
Thomas Earl Petty
Charlie T. Wilbury
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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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I'm not any happier anywhere than when I'm in the studio. I'm over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.
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If you don't run, you rust.
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In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I'm gonna stand my ground, and I won't back down.
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My sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she's a swinger dating a singer, I can't decide which is worse.
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Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some. Tell me, why you want to lay there, revel in your abandon?
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I love history, doesn't matter what era, I'm fascinated.
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