eddie waited 'til he finished high school
he went to hollywood got a tattoo
he met a girl out there with a tattoo too
the future was wide open
they moved into a place they both could afford
he found a night club he could work at the door
she had a guitar and she taught him some chords
the sky was the limit
into the great wide open
under them skies of blue
out in the great wide open
a rebel without a clue
the papers said ed always played from the heart
he got an agent and a roadie named bart
they made a record and it went in the chart
the sky was the limit
his leather jacket had chains that would jingle
they both met movie stars partied and mingled
their a&r man said i don't hear a single
the future was wide open

записано [bad word] recorders, studio c, canoga park, california, usa; 1991
автор: tom petty, jeff lynne
продюсер: jeff lynne
исполняют:
tom petty - lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion
mike campbell - lead and baritone guitars, keyboards, bass, bouzouki, mandolin, hammer dulcimer
stan lynch - [bad word]  percussion, champagne bucket
benmont tench - electric and upright piano, accordian
howie epstein - single harmone, backing vocals, bass
jeff lynne - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, bass
впервые издано на:
into the great wide open (2 июл 1991, usa)