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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Lead Vocals
Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell
Lead Guitar
Benmont Tench
Benmont Tench
Electric Piano
Howie Epstein
Howie Epstein
Background Vocals
Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Guitar
Stan Lynch
Stan Lynch
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Songwriter
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Producer
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Producer
Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell
Co-Producer
Richard Dodd
Richard Dodd
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Eddie waited till he finished high school
He went to Hollywood, got a tattoo
He met a girl out there with a tattoo too
The future was wide open
[PreChorus]
They moved into a place they both could afford
He found a night club, he could work at the door
She had a guitar and she taught him some chords
The sky was the limit
[Chorus]
Into the great wide open
Under them skies of blue
Out in the great wide open
A rebel without a clue
[Verse 2]
The papers said Ed always played from the heart
He got an agent and a roadie named Bart
They made a record and it went in the charts
The sky was the limit
[PreChorus]
His leather jacket had chains that would jingle
They both met movie stars, partied and mingled
Their A&R man said, "I don't hear a single"
The future was wide open
[Chorus]
Into the great wide open
Under them skies of blue
Out in the great wide open
A rebel without a clue
[Chorus]
Into the great wide open
Under them skies of blue
Into the great wide open
A rebel without a clue
Written by: Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty

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