“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)

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American musician 1950–2017

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