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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Lead Vocals
Benmont Tench
Benmont Tench
Organ
Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell
Guitar
Ron Blair
Ron Blair
Bass
Stan Lynch
Stan Lynch
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine
Producer
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Producer
Shelly Yakus
Shelly Yakus
Engineer
Brad Gilderman
Brad Gilderman
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tori Swenson
Tori Swenson
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, I'm not much on mystery
Yeah, you got to be careful what you dream
I thought this might pass with time
Yeah, I thought I was satisfied
[Verse 2]
But oh honey, let me tell you, I got a thing about you
Baby, let me tell you, I got a thing about you
It don't matter what you say, don't matter what you do
I got a thing about you, I got a thing about you
[Verse 3]
Somewhere deep in the middle of the night
Lovers hold each other tight
Whisper in their anxious ears
Words of love that disappear
[Verse 4]
But oh honey, let me tell you, I got a thing about you
Baby, let me tell you, I got a thing about you
It don't matter what you say, don't matter what you do
I got a thing about you, I got a thing about you
[Verse 5]
Baby, you hold some strange control over me
Yeah, it's so wild, it hypnotizes me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 6]
But oh honey, let me tell you, I got a thing about you
Baby, let me tell you, I got a thing about you
It don't matter what you say, don't matter what you do
I got a thing about you, I got a thing about you
Got a thing about you
[Verse 7]
I said, oh honey, I got a thing about you
Oh babe, I got a thing about you
Oh girl, I got a thing about you
Oh babe, I got a thing about you
Oh girl, I got a thing about you
Oh babe, I got a thing about you
Oh good God, I got a thing about you
Written by: Tom Petty

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