"Shadow People (Live)" lyrics
(originally by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
Shadow people, what's in their head?
In the car next to you, when the light turn red
Could be thinking of love, could be thinking of hate
I guess it pretty much can go either way
Shadow people in shadow land
That one's thinking of great art and eloquent words
That one's strapped on a gun and joined up with the herd
That one's saving up water, got some food stored away
For the war that is coming on the judgment day
Shadow people in shadow land
And this one carries a gun for the USA
He's a twenty-first century man
And he's scary as hell 'cause when he's afraid
He'll destroy anything he don't understand
Well I ain't on the left and I ain't on the right
I pretty goddamn sure I don't have a dog in this fight
In my time of need, in my time of grief
I feel like a shadow falling over me
Like shadow people in shadow land
Shadow people in shadow land
Shadow people in shadow land
In the car next to you, when the light turn red
Could be thinking of love, could be thinking of hate
I guess it pretty much can go either way
Shadow people in shadow land
That one's thinking of great art and eloquent words
That one's strapped on a gun and joined up with the herd
That one's saving up water, got some food stored away
For the war that is coming on the judgment day
Shadow people in shadow land
And this one carries a gun for the USA
He's a twenty-first century man
And he's scary as hell 'cause when he's afraid
He'll destroy anything he don't understand
Well I ain't on the left and I ain't on the right
I pretty goddamn sure I don't have a dog in this fight
In my time of need, in my time of grief
I feel like a shadow falling over me
Like shadow people in shadow land
Shadow people in shadow land
Shadow people in shadow land
Writer(s): Thomas Earl Petty
