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I should have known right then it was too good to last, God, it's such a drag when you're livin' in the past

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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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Drag
Known
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Last
Past
Right
Good
Livin

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