Tom Petty - Free Fallin' Lyrics

Tom Petty Lyrics

"Free Fallin'"

She's a good girl, loves her mama
Loves Jesus and America too
She's a good girl, who's crazy 'bout Elvis
Loves horses and her boyfriend too

And it's a long day, livin' in Reseda
There's a freeway, runnin' through the yard
And I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart

And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'

All the vampires, walkin' through the valley
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
And the good girls are home with broken hearts

And I'm free, I'm free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'

Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a

I wanna glide down over Mulholland
I wanna write her name in the sky
I'm gonna free fall out into nothin'
Gonna leave this world for a while

Now I'm free, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)

(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
Oh!

(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
And I'm free, oh, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)

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Thanks to shadyfan for correcting these lyrics.

Writer(s): Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty

Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra) co-wrote and produced this song. Tom Petty stated that Lynne had come up with the title, and Tom had spent quite some time figuring out the best way to sing the phrase.

Mike Campbell recalled his experience with working together with Jeff Lynne, "This guy walked in and he knew exactly how to put the pieces together, and he always had little tricks, like with the background vocals: how he would slide them in and layer them; and little melodies here and there. Tom and I were soaking it up. Pretty amazing, a very exciting time, like going to musical college or something."

This was the first song completed for the album. Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty wrote and recorded it in two days. Lynne provided backing vocals and bass guitar.

The music video featured skateboarding before action sports went mainstream.

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers performed this song at the MTV Video Music Awards with Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses) and Izzy Stradlin in 1989.

album: "Full Moon Fever" (1989)

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