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Artist: Tom Petty
Canonical path: /tom-petty/grew-up-fast
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Grew Up Fast
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Grew Up Fast
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We grew up fast and no one seemed to notice
We grew up fast and we grew up alone
Mom and Dad were never what we wanted
We grew up fast and we grew up alone
We grew up alone
Well, you know who I am, so don't treat me like I'm someone else
Well, you know what I am, so don't treat me like I'm someone else
You never act like that with no one else
We grew up mad, when lies were just a fact of life
We grew up mad 'cause we've never had a home
We faced the past and forgave the revolution
We grew up smashed and we grew up alone
We grew up alone
Hey my brother, I got no fight with you, I just can't ride down
Hey my brother, I got no fight with you, I just can't ride down
No I just can't ride down
I just can't ride down
Well, you know who I am, so don't treat me like I'm someone else
Well, you know what I am, so don't act like I'm somethin' else
Well, you know who I am, so don't treat me like I'm someone else
You know where I am, so don't act like I'm somewhere else
You never talk like that to no one else
You never scream like that for no one else
You never suck like that for no one else
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