“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)

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