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Readers' Best Opening Lyrics: No. 20

"She's a good girl, loves her mama, loves Jesus and America, too"
--Tom Petty's 'Free Fallin''

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katrinachicat 8-27-2007

I f-ing love this song!

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melissaat 8-27-2007

this song rocks! if i ever go bungee jumping or sky diving.. this will be playing in the background!

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jimat 8-27-2007

Great song, great opening lyrics. The whole song is full of great lyrics, including the devastating "I'm a bad boy 'cause I don't even miss her, I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart." Classic.

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Brandon Gentryat 8-27-2007

Tom Petty probably has more classic rock radio hits then anyone else, this is just one of his classics. He's awesome to see in concert too.

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Samat 8-27-2007

This song is on my skydiving video. I tandem
jumped from 10500 ft. on 22 April in Frankfort, KY to celebrate my 80th birthday freefalling 5000 ft before main chute opened. What a ride.

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Debat 8-27-2007

This is THE song to listen to in your car while you're driving with the windows down (ie - Jerry McGuire)

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Allisonat 8-28-2007

Has Tom Petty ever written a bad song? A mediocre song? Nope

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racing20guyat 8-28-2007

Wow, how wierd...this song just started like five seconds before I clicked to this page. Great song and great lyrics. Gotta agree with #3 on the bad boy lines!

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nicknmemphisat 8-28-2007

I do love this song but I find it odd that Tom Petty is such a great lyricist that he actually started writing this song as a joke. Just spouting off what he thought to be funny insignificant lines to his producer. Because he played the rhythm by accident and his producer liked and told him to sing something. I guess it's true sometimes you get things write by accident.

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Jessicaat 9-14-2007

What About Green Day?
Many Awesome Lyrics...

DoYouHaveTheTineToListenToMEWhine? x

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Seanat 10-01-2007

You can tell this is a good song because there are no negative comments.

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Pieat 10-08-2007

I love Tom Petty! This is my favorite song by him!

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caitlynat 12-21-2007

I flippin love this song. My mom used to sing it to me when i was little. =]

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Helenat 1-18-2008

This is by far the most amazing song.

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Hailsat 6-04-2008

This is a great opening lyric!
I adore this song.
"Cause I'm Freeeeeeefalling"

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rocketdream34at 8-12-2008

this has GOT to be number one, oh man

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mlbassrythemat 9-08-2008

fuck yea this song kicks ass, it's tom petty.

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DWat 7-02-2009

Great opening line, but not even Petty's best. The Hard Promises album opens up with The Waiting and the line "Baby don't it feel like Heaven right now."

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