Tekst:
Tom Petty

Before all of this ever went down In another place, another town You were just a face in the crowd You were just a face in the crowd Out in the street

I'm for standin' up, I'm for breakin' free I don't want fate handed down onto me Yeah, I'm for movin' on, try another town Time ain't changin' nothin',

She laughed in my face, told me good-bye Said "Don't think about it, you can go crazy Anything can happen, anything can end Don't try to fight it, don

Rickey and Dickey Standin' in the sun Out there on that highway And the dog wouldn't run Rickey rolled a number Dickey raised the hood Time we hit Daytona

Your daddy was a Sgt. Major You didn't wanna but he made you Wipe his brass from time to time It left a picture in your mind You know, you know You want

Well, it can get you in the back, boy Or you can lie around in roses Or maybe walk around wonderin' You know, goin' through the motions Hey, ain't love

Goodnight baby, sleep tight my love May God watch over you from above Tomorrow I'm workin' what would I do I'd be lost and lonely if not for you So close

Well, she was an American girl Raised on promises She couldn't help thinkin' That there was a little more to life somewhere else After all it was a great

Well, they raised that horse to be a jumper He was owned by a mid-west bible thumper His preacher was a Louisiana drummer Took all winter to get through