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Don't Do Me Like That

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Benmont Tench

Keyboards

Mike Campbell

Guitar

Ron Blair

Bass

Stan Lynch

Drums

Tom Petty

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Tom Petty

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Jimmy Iovine

Producer

Tom Petty

Producer

Shelly Yakus

Engineer

Tori Swenson

Assistant Recording Engineer

Skip Saylor

Assistant Recording Engineer

Gray Russell

Assistant Recording Engineer

John Mathias

Assistant Recording Engineer

Greg Calbi

Mastering Engineer

Thom Panunzio

Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I was talkin' with a friend of mine

Said a woman had hurt his pride

Told him that she loved him so, and

Turned around and let him go

[PreChorus]

Then he said, "You better watch your step

Or you gonna get hurt yourself

Someone's gonna tell you lies

Cut you down to size"

[Chorus]

Don't do me like that

Don't do me like that

What if I love you, baby?

Don't do me like that

Don't do me like that

Don't do me like that

Someday I might need you, baby

Don't do me like that

[Verse 2]

Listen, honey, can you see?

Baby, you would bury me

If you were in a public eye

Givin' someone else a try

[PreChorus]

And you know you better watch your step

Or you're gonna get hurt yourself

Someone's gonna tell you lies

Cut you down to size

[Chorus]

Don't do me like that

Don't do me like that

What if I love you, baby?

Don't, don't, don't, don't

Don't do me like that

Don't do me like that

What if I need you, baby?

Don't do me like that

[Bridge]

'Cause somewhere deep down inside

Someone is saying, "Love doesn't last that long"

I've had this feelin' inside night and day

And then I can't take it no more

[Verse 3]

Listen, honey, can you see?

Baby, you would bury me

If you were in a public eye

Giving someone else a try

[PreChorus]

And you know you better watch your step

Or you gonna get hurt yourself

Someone's gonna tell you lies

Cut you down to size

[Chorus]

Don't do me like that

Don't do me like that

What if I love you, baby?

Don't, don't, don't, don't

Don't do me like that

Don't do me like that

I just might need you, honey

Don't do me like that, now wait

[Chorus]

Don't do me like that

Don't do me like that

Baby, baby, baby

Don't, don't, don't, don't

Don't do me like that

Don't do me like that

Baby, baby, baby

Oh, oh, oh

Written by: Tom Petty

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