Top 160 Dave Matthews Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “So often we talk about saving the planet, but what we really mean is to save the planet the way it is, so we can live here. So that is can sustain us.”

— Dave Matthews

52. “I walk into this room All eyes on me now But I do not know the people inside Look straight through me these eyes Seeking more wisdom Than I have to give away.”

— Dave Matthews

53. “Some might tell you there’s no hope in hand Just because they feel hopeless But you don’t have to be a thing like that You be a ship in a bottle set sail.”

— Dave Matthews

54. “Lying under this spell you cast on me Each moment The more I love you.”

— Dave Matthews

55. “I think I’m probably a very sad man wrapped in a very joyful package, and I think I’m very resilient, and I think I’m quite generous, sometimes to a fault. And I’m very bad with money, but I don’t see that too much of a flaw.”

— Dave Matthews

56. “Goodnight moon. Sweet dreams. Smile kindly upon this little blue gum ball of us while we sleep.”

— Dave Matthews

57. “Satellite in my eyes Like a diamond in the sky How I wonder Satellite strung from the moon And the world your balloon Peeping Tom for the mother station.”

— Dave Matthews

58. “Because life is short but sweet for certain We’re climbing two by two To be sure these days continue These things we cannot change.”

— Dave Matthews

59. “You seek up an emotion and your cup is overflowing, you seek up an emotion sometimes your well is dry.”

— Dave Matthews

60. “How could I have been anyone other than me?”

— Dave Matthews

61. “I go back to South Africa at least once a year, sometimes twice, and usually for a month. And probably, I’m guessing, I’ll spend more time back there as I get older.”

— Dave Matthews

62. “When I was a kid growing up in New York, I was pretty unaware of racism. I think when we’re young – before we lose our innocence – we’re sort of unaware of the more flawed qualities of each other.”

— Dave Matthews

63. “Don’t convince yourself you’re over, don’t convince yourself you’re done, just because the things around you seem heavy, doesn’t mean you can’t get off this ground.”

— Dave Matthews

64. “I’m familiar with that feeling of silence that comes with a very imminent catastrophe, when you know you have absolutely no control over a situation.”

— Dave Matthews

65. “You and me have a better time than most can dream of, better than the best.”

— Dave Matthews

66. “Remember that there are hundreds of thousands of things you can eat that are not cheese.”

— Dave Matthews

67. “See you and me have a better time than most can dream of, better than the best, so we can pull on through, whatever tears at us, whatever holds us down, and if nothing can be done, we’ll make the best of what’s around.”

— Dave Matthews

68. “The idea of God as a fatherly figure who looks down on us and worries about how we’re doing or takes sides when we have fights – it’s more irritating than Santa Claus. The world and the universe are far more wonderful if there’s not a puppet master.”

— Dave Matthews

69. “I don’t think everything is going to get peachy ever. But I think we have to fight for what we believe in.”

— Dave Matthews

70. “You seek up a big monster for him to fight your wars for you.”

— Dave Matthews

71. “I swear by now I’m playing time against my troubles I’m coming slow but speeding.”

— Dave Matthews

72. “In many instances, we are much better at fixing our mistakes after we’ve made them. In some situations, it is easier to sweep things under the rug and forget about them.”

— Dave Matthews

73. “Look, here are we on this starry night staring into space, and I must say I feel as small as dust lying down here.”

— Dave Matthews

74. “I find sometimes it’s easy to be myself, sometimes I find it’s better to be somebody else.”

— Dave Matthews

75. “Is this not enough? This blessed sip of life Is it not enough? Staring down at the ground Then complain and pray for more from above Greedy little pig.”

— Dave Matthews

76. “Keep it locked up inside Don’t talk about it Talk about the weather Can’t see the light.”

— Dave Matthews

77. “Sitting still as stone watching – watching People walking by you wondering why No one ever stops to talk or thinks about it – if they ever did.”

— Dave Matthews

78. “Good music is good music, and everything else can go to hell.”

— Dave Matthews

79. “So let us sleep outside tonight, Lay down in our mother’s arms, for here we can rest safely.”

— Dave Matthews

80. “My voice is soft, but oh, my heart roars!”

— Dave Matthews

81. “And when you wake, you will fly away, holding tight to the legs of all your angels. Goodbye, my love, into your blue, blue eyes.”

— Dave Matthews

82. “Why won’t you run in the rain and play, let the tears splash all over you?”

— Dave Matthews

83. “You know she’s gonna leave my broken heart behind her.”

— Dave Matthews

84. “So why would you care To get out of this place? You and me and all our friends, Such a happy human race. Eat, drink and be merry, For tomorrow we die.”

— Dave Matthews

85. “She thinks, “Hey, How did I come to this? I dream myself a thousand times around the world, But I can’t get out of this place””

— Dave Matthews

86. “People in every direction No words exchanged No time to exchange And all the little ants are marching Red and black antennas waving They all do it the same We all do it the same way.”

— Dave Matthews

87. “If at all God’s gaze falls upon us all it’s with a mischievous grin, look at him.”

— Dave Matthews

88. “Are you looking for answers, to questions under the stars? If along the way you are growing weary, You can rest with me until a brighter day It’s okay.”

— Dave Matthews

89. “I am who I am who I am who am I Requesting some enlightenment Could I have been anyone other than me?”

— Dave Matthews

90. “I’m glad some people have that faith. I don’t have that faith. If there is a God, a caring God, then we have to figure he’s done an extraordinary job of making a very cruel world.”

— Dave Matthews

91. “Move into kiss those sweet sugar lips, baby looks just like love.”

— Dave Matthews

92. “Part of me wishes some of the more obsessive fans would spend a fraction of the time they spend studying the band.”

— Dave Matthews

93. “I see you young and soft oh little baby Little feet, little hands, little baby One year of crying and the words creep up inside Creep into your mind So much to say.”

— Dave Matthews

94. “I don’t understand at best, I cannot speak for all the rest. But you may find a lifetime’s passed you by. Every dog has its day, every day has its way Of being forgotten.”

— Dave Matthews

95. “First time I kissed you, I lost my legs.”

— Dave Matthews

96. “A friend is always good to have, but a lover’s kiss is better than angels raining down on me.”

— Dave Matthews

97. “So the story goes, so I’m told The people he knew were Less than golden hearted Gamblers and robbers Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers Like you and me.”

— Dave Matthews

98. “Life it seems a struggle between what we think and what we see.”

— Dave Matthews

99. “The moon is quite a show off given the chance. The stars make a sound when they shine so bright. Water so blue and so black.”

— Dave Matthews

100. “Life goes on, end of tunnel, TV set Spot in the middle Static fade, statistic bit And soon I fade away, fade away.”

— Dave Matthews