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"Christmas All Over Again"
Everybody’s Satan
Everybody’s singin’
"Crawling Back To You" (MP3)
It was me and my sidekick
He was drunk, I was a d**k.
It was me and my sidekick
He was drunk and I was sick.
All the valentines walkin' through the valley
or
All the film empires walkin' through the valley
or
All the film times walkin' through the valley.
All the vampires walkin' through the valley.
All the vampires, walkin' through; they're valid.
All the vampires, walkin' through the valley...
Free fallin' ABBA free fallin'
Free fallin' I'm-a free fallin'
Free fallin' Velma, Free Velma
Free fallin', yea I'm, free fallin', yea I'm
Free foreign
Free fallin'
Freebasing
Free fallin'
Editor's note: Please credit this song solely to Tom Petty (that is, WITHOUT the Heartbreakers), as he recorded it under his name only.
Giving and receiving
Living in Reseda
Gonna flag dance over Mulholland
Gonna fly down over Mulholland
I had a long day, livin' and receivin'.
or
I had a long day, living in the ceilin'.
It's a long day, living in Reseda.
Reseda is a suburb of northwestern Los Angeles, for those who don't know.
I wanna dive bomb over Mulholland.
I wanna glide down over Mulholland.
I wanna flack down over Mud Harvey.
or
I'm gonna flag down over Mohammed.
I wanna glide down over Mulholland.
I wanna flag dance over Mulholland
I wanna fly down over Mulholland
I wanna rag her for namin' this guy
I wanna write her name in the sky
I wanna ride her, naming her 'Sky'.
I wanna write her name in the sky.
I wanna ride out, over Valhalla.
I wanna ride down, over Mulholland.
I wanna write down, over Mulhama
I wanna ride her, naming this guy.
I wanna ride down over Mulholland
I wanna write her name in the sky.
I want a black dam over my heart.
I wanna ride down over Muholland.
I want a blackout over Valhalla.
I want to fly down over Mulholland.
Valhalla is the city the Norse gods lived in.
I want free
Frijoles!
And I'm free
Free fallin'.
I want to clog dance over to Holland
I want to glide down over Mulholland
Editor's note: Tom recorded this song under his name only, without the Heartbreakers, so all entries for this song should be filed under Tom Petty, rather than Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.
I want to fly down over Valhalla
I want to fly down over Mulholland
I want to write her naming this guy.
I want to write her name in the sky.
I'm a bag boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
I'm a bag boy for breakin' her heart
I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
I'm a free foreign
I'm-a free fallin'
I'm a tadpole
I'm a bad boy
I'm free, Frijoles
I'm free, free fallin'
It's a long day livin' in Racine.
It's a long day livin' in Reseda.
It's a long day livin' in the cedar.
It's a long day living in Reseda.
Reseda is a suburb of Los Angeles, for those who don't know.
It's a long day, givin' and receivin'.
It's a long day, living in Reseda.
It's a long day, living in the semen.
It's a long day, living in Reseda.
It's a long day
Livin' in Receiving
It's a long day
Livin in Reseda
I never understood what vampires have to do with free falling. (Ed: Well, maybe if they changed from bats in mid-flight...)
Loves Cheez-Its and America, too
Loves Jesus and America, too
Loves Cheez-Its
Loves Jesus
Loves Cheez-Its
Loves Jesus
Loves Cheez-its and America, too.
Loves Jesus and America, too.
Loves Cheez-its in America too
Loves Jesus and America too
Loves cheeses, and America too.
Loves Jesus, and America too.
Loves cheeses, and American too.
Loves Jesus, and America too.
Loves feces
or
Loves Reese's
or
Loves cheeses
or
Loves cheese sauce
or
Loves pizza
Loves Jesus
Moved west down and turned down Bonaparte
Moved west down Ventura Blvd.
Moved west-south Metuchen on the ball
Moved west down Ventura Blvd.
Now I'm free, free bawling.
Now I'm free, free falling.
Now I'm free, free loading.
Now I'm free, free falling.
Phil, Phil Collins
Now I'm free, free falling
She loves Cheez-its and her miracle, too.
Loves Jesus, and America, too.
She's a good girl, crazy about elves.
She's a good girl, crazy about Elvis.
She's a good girl, love's in my album
She's a good girl, loves her mama
She's a good girl, loves her llama
Loves Cheez-Its and asparagus too.
She's a good girl, loves her mama
Loves Jesus and America too
She's a good girl, loves her mama, loves cheeses, and America too.
She's a good girl, loves her mama, loves Jesus, and America too.
She's got shiny bright elbows
She's crazy about Elvis
There's a freeway running through the yarn.
There's a freeway running through the yard.
Tree falling
or
Free Balling
or
3:40
Free Falling
"Free balling" refers to when you don't wear any underwear.
"I Won't Back Down" (MP3)
And I want back Dan.
And I won't back down.
"I Won't Back Down" (MP3)
And I want back down.
And I won't back down.
"I Won't Back Down" (MP3)
And I want that cow.
And I won't back down.
"I Won't Back Down" (MP3)
And I want that dance
And I won't back down.
"I Won't Back Down" (MP3)
And I won't back out
And I won't back down
"I Won't Back Down" (MP3)
And a wombat dance.
And I won't back down.
"I Won't Back Down" (MP3)
Anna won't back down.
And I won't back down.
"I Won't Back Down" (MP3)
I walk back down.
I won't back down.
"I Won't Back Down" (MP3)
I walk downtown
I won't back down
"I Won't Back Down" (MP3)
I want back down.
I won't back down.
"I Won't Back Down" (MP3)
In a long black gown
And I won't back down
"I Won't Back Down" (MP3)
Know I stand my ground.
Wall be turned around.
No, I'll stand my ground.
Won't be turned around.
"I Won't Back Down" (MP3)
You can stand me up at the Gatorade
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
A rundown dream
Runnin' down a dream
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Banana down the drain
Runnin' down a dream
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Burning down a dream
Running down a dream
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Hit cruise control and broke my a**.
Hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes.
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
I felt so good like anything is possible
I hit cruise control and broke my eyes.
I felt so good like anything was possible
I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes.
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
I put the pedal down to make a new start
I put the pedal down to make some time
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
I was so blind
I was a-flyin'
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
I was sublime
I was a-flyin'
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
I'm running down the drain.
I'm runnin' down a dream.
Andria adds: "As far as I'm concerned (I'm 5'7 and 155 lbs. with a large chest and wide hips). So I can't run down a drain, nor could anything short of an ant, a mouse or a cockroach."
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
It's runnin' down the drain
I'm runnin' down a dream.
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Never would come to be.
Never would come to me.
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Right down the drain
Running down a dream
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Right on down the drain.
Runnin' down a dream.
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Runnin' down a train
Runnin' down a dream
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Runnin' down the drain
Runnin down a dream
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Running down a drain
Running down a dream
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Running down a dream
The devil would come to me.
Running down a dream
That never would come to me.
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Running down a tree
Running down a dream
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Running down the drain when I had company
Running down a dream that never would come to me
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Running down the drain,
The devil would come to me.
Working on a mystery,
Void where ever he leaves.
Runnin' down a dream,
never would come to me.
Working on a mystery,
Goin' wherever it leads.
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Running down the drain,
Never would have come to me,
Working on a mystery, going to where ever it leads,
Running down the drain
Runnin' down a dream
That would never come to me
Working on a mystery, going wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (MP3)
Running down the drain
Running down a dream
"Runnin' Down a Dream" (MP3)
I'm runnin' down to drink
I'm runnin' down a dream
"Runnin' Down a Dream" (MP3)
Me and I were singin'
Me and Del were singin'
"Runnin' Down a Dream" (MP3)
Me and dad were singin'
Me and Del were singin'
"Runnin' Down a Dream" (MP3)
Running down a tree, no one even stopped to pee
Running down a dream, never would come to me
"Runnin' Down a Dream" (MP3)
Workin' on Mr. Clean
or
Workin' on Listerine
Workin' on mystery
"Runnin' Down a Dream" (MP3)
Workin' on history
Workin' on a mystery
"Runnin' Down a Dream" (MP3)
Yeah runnin' down the drain
Yeah runnin' down a dream
"Runnin' Down a Dream" (MP3)
Yeah, runnin' down a dream
The devil would come to me
Working on a mystery
Yeah, runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Working on a mystery
"Shadow Of A Doubt (Complex Kid)"
And when she's dreaming
Sometimes she sings in French.
And when she's dreaming
Sometimes she seems depressed.
"Shadow Of A Doubt (Complex Kid)"
With that little certain something,
she's a proud Mexican.
With that little certain something,
shes a complex kid
Now she's a singer, a Dave Dinger Singer.
Now she's a swinger dating a singer.
Released under his name only, without The Heartbreakers.
"You Don't Know How It Feels" (MP3)
Let's head on down the road
Until we lone to be proud.
Let's head on down the road
I'm too alone to be proud.
"You Don't Know How It Feels" (MP3)
My old man was born to rock
He's still trying to suck a c*ck.
My old man was born to rock
He's still trying to beat the clock.
"You Don't Know How It Feels" (MP3)
So let it get to the point
Less road, another joint
So let me get to the point
Let's roll another joint
"You Don't Know How It Feels" (MP3)
So let's get to the core
So let's get to the point
"You Don't Know How It Feels" (MP3)
So let's get to the core
So let's get to the point
"You Don't Know How It Feels" (MP3)
So let's get to the top
So let's get to the point
"You Don't Know How It Feels" (MP3)
Some grow young,
some grow old
Some grow young,
some grow cold
Editor's note: Tom recorded this song solo, rather than with the Heartbreakers, so it should be filed under his name only.
"You Don't Know How It Feels" (MP3)
Turn the radio left
Turn the radio loud
"You Don’t Know How It Feels" (MP3)
Let’s roam another journey
Let’s roll another joint