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And then you have to face the face in the mirror
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Love, Tom

And then you have to facethe face in the mirror, the one thatlooks at you and says,...

And then you have to face
the face in the mirror, the one that
looks at you and says, "You're a fraud. This didn't
work out well yesterday, "it won't work out well today "and it won't
work out well tomorrow." That voice is a rat that sits
on the edge of your piano with a long tail
and gnarly teeth and it utters
profanities at you

Full Transcript

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And then you have to face the face in the mirror,
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the one that looks at you and says,
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"You're a fraud. This didn't work out well yesterday,
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"it won't work out well today
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"and it won't work out well tomorrow."
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That voice is a rat that sits on the edge of your piano
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with a long tail and gnarly teeth
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and it utters profanities at you.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:55
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sandbox Productions,Sony Music Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Based on Douglas' acceptance speech given at the 2014 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he shares personal anecdotes as the backstory for his most famous songs.
You have to walk over, pick it up by the tail, - Love, Tom 00:19
You have to walk over, pick it up by the tail,
In the spring of 2009, - Love, Tom 00:07
In the spring of 2009,
"The next big thing is coming to your studio - Love, Tom 00:21
"The next big thing is coming to your studio
If a cat has nine lives, a rat has 99 times 99 lives. - Love, Tom 00:07
If a cat has nine lives, a rat has 99 times 99 lives.
You never kill the rat, you just have to - Love, Tom 00:07
You never kill the rat, you just have to
Don't worry about getting it right, - Love, Tom 00:05
Don't worry about getting it right,
And we can rewrite and rewrite and rewrite. - Love, Tom 00:05
And we can rewrite and rewrite and rewrite.
In the spring of 2009, the rat got in my head. - Love, Tom 00:07
In the spring of 2009, the rat got in my head.
I started thinking about trying to write a hit - Love, Tom 00:06
I started thinking about trying to write a hit
[ENGINE STARTS] - Love, Tom 00:10
[ENGINE STARTS]
The weekend before, I was gonna run - Love, Tom 00:08
The weekend before, I was gonna run
It's the desolate wasteland, the metroplex. - Love, Tom 00:06
It's the desolate wasteland, the metroplex.
It's boring and it's heartless, - Love, Tom 00:07
It's boring and it's heartless,
I saw a guy in a yellow chicken suit - Love, Tom 00:06
I saw a guy in a yellow chicken suit
And a mature group of women in matching purple tutus, - Love, Tom 00:07
And a mature group of women in matching purple tutus,
Then I saw him, or at least the back of him. - Love, Tom 00:05
Then I saw him, or at least the back of him.
His t-shirt read, "I run this town." - Love, Tom 00:09
His t-shirt read, "I run this town."
I was delirious. I run this town like a mafia boss. - Love, Tom 00:06
I was delirious. I run this town like a mafia boss.
I really hated myself and I really hated running. - Love, Tom 00:06
I really hated myself and I really hated running.
I thought of the rat sitting comfortably - Love, Tom 00:08
I thought of the rat sitting comfortably