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Little did he know that I would end up in this crazy business
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Love, Tom

Little did he know that I wouldend up in this crazy business, living in a heartbreak town

Little did he know that I would
end up in this crazy business, living in a heartbreak town

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Little did he know that I would end up in this crazy business,
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living in a heartbreak town.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:20
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.
Hey, I just want you to know - Love, Tom 00:05
Hey, I just want you to know
The writer has to learn to live - Love, Tom 00:07
The writer has to learn to live
First you have to face the dark overlord of apathy. - Love, Tom 00:05
First you have to face the dark overlord of apathy.
And she sits in the corner of your writing space - Love, Tom 00:16
And she sits in the corner of your writing space
And then you have to face the face in the mirror, - Love, Tom 00:21
And then you have to face the face in the mirror,
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,