Tom Petty
American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
It just seems so useless to have to work so hard,
And nothin' ever really seems to come from it.
Oh my love if I reveal
Every secret I've concealed,
How many thoughts would you steal,
How much of my pain would you feel?
Well some say life
Will beat you down,
And break your heart,
Steal your crown.
Now I'm walkin' this street on my own,
but she's with me wherever I go.
Yeah, the world would swing if I were king.
Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
Here am I a fallen arrow.
My load is wide, my street is narrow.
My skin is thicker, my heart is tougher.
I don't mind workin', but I'm scared to suffer.
You know? You know?
My baby is a rock n' roller.
Louisiana rain now is falling just like tears.
Running down my face washing out the years.
Louisiana rain is soaking through my shoes.
I may never be the same when I reach Baton Rouge.
But let me get to the point, let's roll another joint,
And turn the radio loud, I'm too alone to be proud.
You don't know how it feels,
You don't know how it feels, to be me.
Well she grew up hard, and she grew up fast
In the age of television.
And she made a vow to have it all;
It became her new religion.
No I'll stand my ground, won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground,
And I won't back down.
In the dark of the sun will you save me a place?
Give me hope, give me comfort, get me to a better place?
I remember feeling this way,
You can lose it without knowing.
You wake up and you don't notice
Which way the wind is blowing
Wherever you are tonight,
I wish you the best of everything, in the world.
And I hope you found
Whatever you were looking for.
For just a minute there I was dreaming.
For just a minute it was all so real.
For just a minute she was standing there, with me.
Yeah and it's over before you know it.
It all goes by so fast.
Yeah, the bad nights last forever,
And the good nights don't ever seem to last
Baby, even the losers get lucky sometimes.
Even the losers keep a little bit of pride.
They get lucky sometimes.
There were times apart, there were times together.
I was pledged to her for worse or better.
When it mattered most I let her down.
That's the way it goes, it'll all work out.
I can work, I can travel, I can sleep anywhere,
Cross every border with nothing to declare.
You can look back babe, but it's best not to stare.
People come, people go.
Some grow young, some grow cold.