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Love, Tom

You never kill the rat,you just have to deal with him overand over and over again

You never kill the rat,
you just have to deal with him over
and over and over again

Full Transcript

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You never kill the rat, you just have to
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deal with him over and over and over again.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:12
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.
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
All I know is I run and run - Love, Tom 00:07
All I know is I run and run
Monday morning 10 a.m., the fresh faced trio - Love, Tom 00:07
Monday morning 10 a.m., the fresh faced trio
They say, "What do you got for us?" - Love, Tom 00:05
They say, "What do you got for us?"
I've had weeks to prepare. My publisher has set this up. - Love, Tom 00:06
I've had weeks to prepare. My publisher has set this up...
I walk over shakily to my keyboard - Love, Tom 00:08
I walk over shakily to my keyboard