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I'm so tired of being tired. Sure as night will follow day most things I worry about will never happen anyway.

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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Follow
Worry
Happen
Sure
Night
Happens
Things
Anyway
Never
Tired

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