Top Songs By Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Guitar
Howie Epstein
Background Vocals
Scott Thurston
Background Vocals
Steve Ferrone
Drums
Tom Petty
Lead Vocals
Mike Campbell
Guitar
Benmont Tench
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jerry Garcia
Songwriter
John Dawson
Songwriter
Robert Hunter
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Petty
Producer
Mike Campbell
Producer
Chris Bellman
Mastering Engineer
Ryan Ulyate
Mixing Engineer
Biff Dawes
Recording Engineer
Westwood One
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well, I lit it out from Reno
I was trailed by twenty hounds
Didn't get to sleep last night
Till the morning came around
[Verse 2]
Set out running, but I take my time
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
[Verse 3]
Well, I ran into the Devil
And he loaned me twenty bills
I spent the night in Utah
In a cave up in the hills
[Verse 4]
I set out running, but I take my time
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
[Verse 5]
But I ran down to the levee
But the Devil caught me there
And he took my twenty dollars
And he slicked back all my hair
[Verse 6]
I set out running, but I take my time
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
Just might get some sleep tonight
[Verse 7]
I've got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The first one's named sweet Anne Marie and she's my heart's delight
The second one is prison, babe, sheriff's on my trail
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail
[Verse 8]
Well, I got a wife in Chino, baby
One in Cherokee
One that says she's got my child
She don't look like me
[Verse 9]
Set out running, but I take my time
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
[Verse 10]
I set out running, but I take my time
A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine
If I get home before daylight
I just might get some sleep tonight
Written by: Jerry Garcia, John Dawson, Robert Hunter