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Artist: Tom Petty
Canonical path: /tom-petty/square-one
Related lyric paths: 6
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Square One
Read Square One lyrics by Tom Petty on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Square One
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Had to fight some higher ground
Had some feel to deal around
You can't say what you don't know
Hit around and work no more
Last time though I hit my tracks
So why I could not get back
Yeah my way was hard to find
Can't sell your soul for peace of mind
Square one, my slate is clear
Rest your head and meet my dear
It took a world of trouble, it took a world of tears
It took a long time to get back here
Try so hard to stand along
Struggle to see pass my nose
Always had more dogs and bones
I could never wear those clothes
It's a dark victory
You won and you're so lost
Told her you were satisfied
But you never came across
Square one, my slate is clear
Rest your head and meet my dear
It took a world of trouble, it took a world of tears
It took a long time to get back here
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Tom Petty performs "Square One", and this lyric page sits inside the Tom Petty catalog on LyroVerse.
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