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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bill Bottrell
Bill Bottrell
Producer
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh brother, look what we've become
Oh brother, could we be so dumb?
They set us up like dominoes
I didn't do it for no magazine
Didn't do it for no video
Never did it for no CEO
[Verse 2]
But I did it for real
Would've done it for free
I did it for me
'Cause it was all that rang true
I did it for real
And I did it for you
[Verse 3]
Might've done it for my sanity
Maybe done it for my vanity
Could be I did it for my picky goal
[Verse 4]
But I did it for real
Would've done it for free
Yeah, I did it for me
'Cause it was all that rang true
I did it for real
And I did it for you
Too
[Verse 5]
Oh brother, look what we've become
Oh brother, I've been overrun
Only did it for the way it made me feel
Yeah I did it for real
Would've done it for free
Yeah, I did it for me
'Cause it was all that rang true
I did it for real
And I did it for you
Written by: Tom Petty

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