Tom Petty: Trending quotes (page 4)

“It's good to be king and have your own world
It helps to make friends, it's good to meet girls.
A sweet little queen who can't run away;
It's good to be king, whatever it pays.”

Tom Petty

It's Good To Be King
Lyrics, Wildflowers (1994)

World , Girl , Help

“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.”

Tom Petty

Ankle Deep
Lyrics, Highway Companion (2006)

Winter , Horse , Summer

“Somewhere, somehow somebody
Must have kicked you around some.
Tell me why you wanna lay there
And revel in your abandon.
Listen it don't make no difference to me baby,
Everybody's had to fight to be free.
You see you don't have to live like a refugee”

Tom Petty

Refugee, written with Mike Campbell
Lyrics, Damn The Torpedoes (1979)

Fight , Baby

“People come, people go.
Some grow young, some grow cold.”

Tom Petty

You Don't Know How It Feels
Lyrics, Wildflowers (1994)

People

“You follow your feelings, you follow your dreams;
You follow the leader into the trees.
And what's in there waiting, neither one of us knows.
You gotta keep one eye open the further you go.”

Tom Petty

Wake Up Time
Lyrics, Wildflowers (1994)

Dreams , Feeling , Tree , Waiting

“I'm frustrated by what I hear. Maybe it's not meant for me. Personally, I'm way too bright for a lot of the hip-hop lyrics to affect. I'm much too smart to think that jewelry or how cool I am is really going to change much about my personality. If you're dumb enough that it entertains you, have a great time. But I am seeking more than that.”

Tom Petty

Rolling Stone interview (2002)

Way , Thinking , Change , Time

“I think for it to be unhip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me had some sense of hope in them.”

Tom Petty

Interview With Alan Bangs (1999)

Hope , Thinking , Sense

“I was born a rebel
Down in Dixie on a Sunday morning.
Yeah, with one foot in the grave,
And one foot on the pedal.
I was born a rebel.”

Tom Petty

Rebels
Lyrics, Southern Accents (1985)

“Somewhere deep in the middle of the night,
Lovers hold each other tight.
Whisper in their anxious ears,
Words of love that disappear.”

Tom Petty

A Thing About You
Lyrics, Hard Promises (1981)

Love , Lovers , Night

“I'm so tired of being tired.
Sure as night will follow day,
Most things I worry about
Never happen anyway.”

Tom Petty

Crawling Back To You
Lyrics, Wildflowers (1994)

Night

“Baby, even the losers get lucky sometimes.
Even the losers keep a little bit of pride.
They get lucky sometimes.”

Tom Petty

Even the Losers
Lyrics, Damn The Torpedoes (1979)

Baby

“No more songs tonight,
I'm drivin' to the break of day.
No more words tonight,
We've got enough to throw away.”

Tom Petty

Supernatural Radio
Lyrics, Songs and Music from "She's the One" (1996)

“And I don't want to mean anything to you,
I don't want to tempt you to be true.”

Tom Petty

Echo
Lyrics, Echo (1999)

“Well she grew up hard, and she grew up fast
In the age of television.
And she made a vow to have it all;
It became her new religion.”

Tom Petty

All the Wrong Reasons, written with Jeff Lynne
Lyrics, Into The Great Wide Open (1991)

Age , Religion

“They say be careful who you believe,
Be careful who you trust.
Did you smile when you pulled the trigger
That dropped me in the dust?”

Tom Petty

Billy the Kid
Lyrics, Echo (1999)

Smile

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

Tom Petty

Echo
Lyrics, Echo (1999)

Question , Joy

“Now I'm walkin' this street on my own,
but she's with me wherever I go.”

Tom Petty

Angel Dream (No. 4)
Lyrics, Songs and Music from "She's the One" (1996)

“It’s very uncomfortable to hear them used when I don’t agree with what’s being said. But I recognize that those songs have entered into a bigger life, a life all their own. They belong to the audience. How they’re used isn’t always something I can control.”

Tom Petty

Commenting on his music being used in political campaigns
Interview with Warren Zanes (2008)

Life

“I felt so good, like anything was possible.
I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes.”

Tom Petty

Runnin' Down a Dream
Lyrics, Full Moon Fever (1989)

“It's good to be king and have your own way,
Get a feeling of peace at the end of the day.”

Tom Petty

It's Good To Be King
Lyrics, Wildflowers (1994)

Peace , Way , Feeling