Tom Petty Quotes

You're flirting with time baby
Flirting with time, but maybe,
Time baby, is catching up with you.

I'm watching the water Watching the coast Suddenly I know What I want the most And I want to tell you Still I hold back I need some time Get my life on track. I know that look on your face But there's somethin' lucky about this place And there's somethin' good comin' For you and me Somethin' good comin' There has to be.

'Cause it can feel like perfection,
But never all the time.
And you don't wanna be alone again.
Oh my, my.

We're overdue for a dream come true.
Long time, nothing new.
We're overdue for a dream come true.

But if you shoot at everyone you see,
Can't be my friend 'cause you might shoot at me.

And I don't want to question or even celebrate
All the joy you took and then gave back too late.

I remember feeling this way,
You can lose it without knowing.
You wake up and you don't notice
Which way the wind is blowing

Well she was an American girl, raised on promises.
She couldn't help thinkin' that there was a little more to life somewhere else.
After all, it was a great big world with lots of places to run to.
Yeah, and if she had to die tryin', she had one little promise she was gonna keep.

Take back your insurance,
Baby nothin's guaranteed.

Well I fought for you;
I fought too hard.
To do it all again babe,
It's gone too far.

No I'll stand my ground, won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground,
And I won't back down.

There's a southern accent, where I come from.
The young 'uns call it country, the Yankees call it dumb.

Most things I worry about never happen anyway.

I'll stand my ground and I won't back down...

I can't save you from yourself, you gotta want it.