Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Guitar
Ron Blair
Bass
Steve Ferrone
Drums
Benmont Tench
Organ
Scott Thurston
Guitar
Mike Campbell
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Petty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Producer
Chase Simpson
Assistant Engineer
Josh Jove
Assistant Engineer
Alan Weidel
Recording Technician
David Greene
Drum Technician
Greg Looper
Recording Engineer
Joshua Hassell
Recording Technician
Steve Winstead
Recording Technician
John Bunker
Recording Technician
Travis Weidel
Recording Technician
Wayne Williams
Recording Technician
Mark Carpenter
Recording Technician
Mike Campbell
Producer
Chris Bellman
Mastering Engineer
Ryan Ulyate
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Shadow people
What's in their head?
In the car next to you
When the light turns red
Could be thinking of love
Might be thinking of hate
I guess it pretty much could go either way
[Verse 2]
Shadow people
In shadow land
[Verse 3]
That one's thinking of great art
And eloquent words
That one's strapped on a gun
And joined up with the herd
That one's saving up water
Got some food stored away
For the war that is coming on the judgement day
[Verse 4]
Shadow people
In shadow land
[Verse 5]
And this one carries a gun for the USA
He's a twenty-first century man
And he's scary as hell 'cause when he's afraid
He'll destroy anything he don't understand
[Verse 6]
Well, I ain't on the left
And I ain't on the right
I ain't even sure
I got a dog in this fight
In my time of need
In my time of grief
I feel like a shadow's falling over me
[Verse 7]
Like shadow people
In shadow land
Shadow people
In shadow land
Shadow people
In the shadow land
[Verse 8]
Waiting for the sun to be straight overhead
Till we ain't got no shadow at all
Written by: Tom Petty