Released: October 27, 1989
Songwriter: Jeff Lynne Tom Petty
Producer: Jeff Lynne Tom Petty Mike W. Campbell
[Verse 1]
She's a good girl, loves her mama
Loves Jesus and America too
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
Loves horses and her boyfriend too
It's a long day, livin' in Reseda
There's a freeway, runnin' through the yard
And I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
[Chorus]
And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
[Verse 2]
All the vampires, walkin' through the valley
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
And the good girls are home with broken hearts
[Chorus]
And I'm free, I'm free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
[Verse 3]
I wanna glide down over Mulholland
I wanna write her name in the sky
I'm gonna free fall out into nothin'
Gonna leave this world for a while
[Chorus]
Now I'm free, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
[Outro]
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
Oh!
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
And I'm free, oh, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
She's a good girl, loves her mama
Loves Jesus and America too
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
Loves horses and her boyfriend too
It's a long day, livin' in Reseda
There's a freeway, runnin' through the yard
And I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
[Chorus]
And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
[Verse 2]
All the vampires, walkin' through the valley
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
And the good girls are home with broken hearts
[Chorus]
And I'm free, I'm free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
[Verse 3]
I wanna glide down over Mulholland
I wanna write her name in the sky
I'm gonna free fall out into nothin'
Gonna leave this world for a while
[Chorus]
Now I'm free, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
[Outro]
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
Oh!
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
And I'm free, oh, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Playback (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
- Big Boss Man
- Ways To Be Wicked
- Don’t Bring Me Down
- Can’t Get Her Out
- Come On Down To My House
- It’s Rainin’ Again (Bonus Track)
- Cracking Up
- I’m Tired Joey Boy
- Out in the Cold
- Keeping Me Alive
- Depot Street
- So You Want to Be a Rock ‘N’ Roll Star
- God’s Gift To Man
- Lonely Weekends (Live)
- Moon Pie
- All Or Nothin’
- Turning Point
- Since You Said You Loved Me
- Trailer
- You Come Through
- Casa Dega (Bonus Track)
- The Apartment Song (Demo Version)
- Wooden Heart
- Got My Mind Made Up (Original Version)
- Kings Highway (Live)
- Down The Line
- Breakdown
- Up In Mississippi Tonight
- The Damage You’ve Done (Country Version)
- Love Is a Long Road
- Don’t Do Me Like That (Mudcrutch Version)
- Gator on the Lawn
- Travelin’
- Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (Demo Version)
- Psychotic Reaction
- On the Street
- Make That Connection
- Somethin’ Else (Live)
- Christmas All Over Again
- You Get Me High
- I Can’t Fight It
- Peace In L.A. (Peace Mix)
- Louisiana Rain (Mudcrutch Version)
- Heartbreakers Beach Party
- Mary Jane’s Last Dance
- Yer So Bad
- Alright for Now
- Southern Accents
- Rebels
- Hometown Blues
- Anything That’s Rock ‘N’ Roll
- When the Time Comes
- Too Much Ain’t Enough
- Runnin’ Down a Dream
- Even the Losers
- Free Fallin’
- I Won’t Back Down
- Refugee
- Here Comes My Girl
- Don’t Do Me Like That
- Learning to Fly
- Waiting For Tonight
- American Girl
- The Waiting
- Listen to Her Heart
- No Second Thoughts
- Baby’s a Rock ‘N’ Roller
- Make It Better (Forget About Me)
- The Best of Everything
- It’ll All Work Out
- Think About Me
- A Self-Made Man
- Into the Great Wide Open
- Built to Last
- I Need to Know
- Don’t Come Around Here No More
- The Same Old You
- Straight into Darkness
- Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid)
- A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me)
- Something Big
- A Thing About You
- Insider
- You Can Still Change Your Mind
- You Got Lucky
- Change of Heart
- Baby, Let’s Play House
- Free Fallin’
- Wildflowers
- I Won’t Back Down
- You Don’t Know How It Feels
- Runnin’ Down a Dream
- Yer So Bad
- You Wreck Me
- Girl On LSD
- It’s Good to Be King
- Crawling Back to You
- Time to Move On
- Honey Bee
- Square One
- Alright for Now
- Love Is a Long Road
- Wake Up Time
- Walls (circus)
- A Face in the Crowd
- Zombie Zoo
- The Apartment Song
- To Find a Friend
- The Great Wide Open
- Refugee
- Feel a Whole Lot Better