Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Tom Petty (1950-2017)


I'm watching the water. Watching the coast. Suddenly I know. What I want the most. And I want to tell you. Still I hold back. I need some time. Get my life on track. I know that look on your face. But there's somethin' lucky about this place. And there's somethin' good comin'. For you and me. Somethin' good comin'. There has to be. And I'm thinking 'bout mama. And about the kids. And the way we lived. And the things we did. How she never had a chance. Never caught a break. And how we pay for our big mistakes. I know so well the look on your face. And there's somethin' lucky about this place. There's somethin' good comin'. Just over the hill. Somethin' good comin'. I know it will. And I'm in for the long run. Wherever it goes. Ridin' the river. Wherever it goes. And I'm an honest man. Work's all I know. You take that away. Don't know where to go. And I know that look that's on your face. There's somethin' lucky about this place. There's somethin' good comin'. For you and me. Somethin' good comin'. There has to be.

[ed. Damn. Thanks for the music... Tom, Mike, all the Heartbreakers.]