Co-written by Dylan and Tom Petty and recorded with Petty and the Heartbreakers, with whom Dylan was touring in 1986.
The words
A man has decided to leave, and nothing his lover says will talk him out of taking off.
The singer announces that he is going, and the song is all momentum: his bags are packed, his reasons are settled, and the arguments for staying no longer reach him. The mood is restless and defiant, with flashes of humour rather than sorrow. It works like a classic leaving song, one verse of reasons after another. The recording is a tough, straight-ahead rock performance with the Heartbreakers, among the liveliest band tracks on the album.
Words by Bob Dylan and Tom Petty
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen
The words
A man has decided to leave, and nothing his lover says will talk him out of taking off.
The singer announces that he is going, and the song is all momentum: his bags are packed, his reasons are settled, and the arguments for staying no longer reach him. The mood is restless and defiant, with flashes of humour rather than sorrow. It works like a classic leaving song, one verse of reasons after another. The recording is a tough, straight-ahead rock performance with the Heartbreakers, among the liveliest band tracks on the album.
Words by Bob Dylan and Tom Petty
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1986
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