The streets lie, the sidewalks lie, everything lies. You can try and read it but you're gonna get it wrong...all wrong. The summer evenings burn and melt and the nights glitter, but you're gonna get it wrong. And it's gonna…

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I love to go on stage and sing.

I love to go on stage and sing.

Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated.

Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated.

Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul....

Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul....

I was burned out on people, their talk and their bullshit.

I was burned out on people, their talk and their bullshit.

I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her,...

I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her,...

There's no such thing as an ex-junkie.

There's no such thing as an ex-junkie.

I just get things done instead of talking about getting them done. I don't go...

I just get things done instead of talking about getting them done. I don't go...

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I...

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I...

Life is full of choices, if you have the guts to go for it. That's...

Life is full of choices, if you have the guts to go for it. That's...

The average is the borderline that keeps mere men in their place. Those who step...

The average is the borderline that keeps mere men in their place. Those who step...

It is no surprise to me that hardly anyone tells the truth about how they...

It is no surprise to me that hardly anyone tells the truth about how they...

I forged myself out of a vacuum. I crawl along the highway on hacked off...

I forged myself out of a vacuum. I crawl along the highway on hacked off...

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night...

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night...

As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.

As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.

In the summer of '84, you just couldn't escape the Born in the USA record.

In the summer of '84, you just couldn't escape the Born in the USA record.

You would think that pot had some kind of power; I mean come on, it's...

You would think that pot had some kind of power; I mean come on, it's...

It's hard to get along with people. As much as you try to like them...

It's hard to get along with people. As much as you try to like them...

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

Life will not break your heart. It'll crush it.

Life will not break your heart. It'll crush it.

I want to change things for the better, just like everybody else.

I want to change things for the better, just like everybody else.