Tom Petty Quotes

Well, they raised that horse to be a jumper He was owned by a mid-west bible thumper.
His preacher was a Louisiana drummer.
Took all winter, to get through the summer.

Last time through I hid my tracks.
So well I could not get back.
Yeah my way was hard to find.
Can't sell your soul for peace of mind.

I think television's become a downright dangerous thing. It has no moral barometer whatsoever. If you want to talk about something that is all about money, just watch the television. It's damn dangerous. TV does not care about you or what happens to you. It's downright bad for your health now, and that's not a far-out concept. I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health. The music business looks like, you know, innocent schoolboys compared to the TV business. They care about nothing but profit.

She's gonna listen to her heart.
It's gonna tell her what to do.
She might need a lot of loving,
But she don't need you.

Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I'm concerned, that's success.

Yeah, the world would swing if I were king.
Can I help it if I still dream time to time?

I was talkin' with a friend of mine,
Said a woman done hurt his pride.
Told him that she loved him so, then
Turned around and let him go.
Then he said "you'd better watch your step"
Or you're gonna get hurt yourself.
Someone's gonna tell you lies
Cut you down to size...

It just seems so useless to have to work so hard,
And nothin' ever really seems to come from it.

People come, people go
Some grow young, some grow cold
I woke up in between
A memory and a dream

So let's get to the point, let's roll another joint
Let's head on down the road
There's somewhere I gotta go
And you don't know how it feels
You don't know how it feels to be me

And I'd show you stars you never could see
Baby, it couldn't have been that easy to forget about me.

Always had more dogs than bones.

I don't feel you anymore.
You darken my door.
Whatever you're looking for.
Hey don't come around here no more.

Create myself down south.
Impress all the women.
Pretend I'm Samuel Clemens.
ear seersucker and white linens.

Louisiana rain now is falling just like tears.
Running down my face washing out the years.
Louisiana rain is soaking through my shoes.
I may never be the same when I reach Baton Rouge.

I want her more than diamonds,
I want her more than gold.
I want her more than anything
Anyone could hold.