Tom Petty - Runnin' Down A Dream Lyrics

Tom Petty Lyrics

"Runnin' Down A Dream"

It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
I had the radio on, I was drivin'
Trees went by, me and Del were singin'
Little runaway
I was flyin'

Yeah, runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream

I felt so good, like anything was possible
Hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes
The last three days the rain was unstoppable
It was always cold, no sunshine

Yeah, runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream

I rolled on, the sky grew dark
I put the pedal down to make some time
There's something good waitin' down this road
I'm pickin' up whatever's mine

I'm runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
Yeah, I'm runnin' down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
I'm runnin' down a dream

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Writer(s): Michael W. Campbell, Jeff Lynne, Thomas Earl Petty

The second single from his first solo album.

The "Me and Del were singin' 'Little Runaway'" line makes a reference to Del Shannon and "Runaway".

The song topped the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.

The music video was inspired by the comic strip "Little Nemo in Slumberland" by Winsor McCay.

"Runnin' Down A Dream" gave its name to the 2007 documentary, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, about the career of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

album: "Full Moon Fever" (1989)

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