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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.

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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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Things
Anyway
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Tired
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Worry
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