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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Performer
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Guitar
Ron Blair
Ron Blair
Bass
Steve Ferrone
Steve Ferrone
Drums
Benmont Tench
Benmont Tench
Hammond Organ
Scott Thurston
Scott Thurston
Harmonica
Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell
Lead Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Producer
Travis Weidel
Travis Weidel
Assistant Recording Engineer
David Greene
David Greene
Drum Technician
Greg Looper
Greg Looper
Engineer
Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell
Producer
Ryan Ulyate
Ryan Ulyate
Mixing Engineer
Chant Peck
Chant Peck
Recording Technician

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Rain on the river, I'm soaking wet
Waiting on a friend who ain't come yet
And he might not get here for three or four days
Got to make a little bit go a long way
[Verse 2]
I've got a blond-headed woman who likes to come around
Cute little hippy girl lives in town
Brings a bag of records and she plays 'em till dawn
Give me little loving then she got to go home
[Verse 3]
When times are hard
When you start feeling low
Let yourself go
When the river's rising
And the world feels cold
Let yourself go
Let yourself go
[Verse 4]
I got a 442 sittin' in the sun
Well, it'd been ten years since she used to run
But man, she was a beauty in '69
But there ain't no more coming down the line
[Verse 5]
When times are hard
And you start feeling low
Let yourself go
When the river's rising
And your world feels cold
Let yourself go
Honey, let yourself go
[Verse 6]
Let yourself go
Let yourself go
Written by: Tom Petty
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