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I Need To Know Lyrics
Well the talk on the street
Says you might go solo
A good friend of mine
Saw you leavin' by your back door
I need to know, I need to know
If you think you're gonna leave
Then you better say so
I need to know, I need to know
'Cause I don't know how long I can hold on
If you're makin' me wait, if you're leadin' me on
I need to know
Who would've thought that
You'd fall for his line
All of a sudden
It's me on the outside
I need to know
I need to know
Baby, I need to know
Says you might go solo
A good friend of mine
Saw you leavin' by your back door
If you think you're gonna leave
Then you better say so
I need to know, I need to know
'Cause I don't know how long I can hold on
If you're makin' me wait, if you're leadin' me on
I need to know
You'd fall for his line
All of a sudden
It's me on the outside
I need to know
I need to know
Baby, I need to know
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This song was actually inspired by Wilson Pickett's "Land of a thousand dances". "It's almost the same riff but with a different beat" - Tom Petty.
Song is about alienation and was written during a time where Tom's thoughts were "very blunt, [with] just little bursts of adrenalin".
great song, sound like his women is keepin' a secret and well he wants to know!
Short and sweet, yet another Tom Petty classic.
No secret, just he needs to know if she's about t dump his butt ("about to go solo") or what.
its about a guy who is in a band and he is running off with all of the lyrics
the opening line of this song is amazing. the way he sings "solo" is just awesome!