Lyrics for Runnin' Down A Dream as interpreted by oofus

Runnin' Down A Dream Lyrics
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
I had the radio on, I was drivin'
trees flew by, me and Del were singin' little Runaway
I was flyin'

Chorus
Yeah runnin' down a dream
that never would come to me
workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
runnin' down a dream

I felt so good like anything was possible
I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes
the last three days the rain was un-stoppable
it was always cold, no sunshine

(Repeat Chorus)

I rolled on as the sky grew dark
I put the pedal down to make some time
there's something good waitin' down this road
I'm pickin' up whatever's mine

(Chorus Out)

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Pharmicopia
06-12-2002

Rated -1 
Sounds like this fool was on drugs when he made this song

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mixmastrmatt
08-26-2002

Rated 0 
Yea but the song still rocks

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Fanko311
03-05-2003

Rated 0 
How dare you call TOM PETTY a fool!! He is one of the greatest rock legends in the entire course of history. And what is wrong with being on drugs? They're fun and help to create the best lyrics.

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shed27
06-24-2003

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this is just a great song for gettin in a car and drivin wherever the road takes u...just roll down the windows, crank some music, and get completely lost. great guitar solo by campbell at the end.

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phantompenguin
10-31-2004

Rated 0 
Of course he was on drugs when he made this song, it's Tom Petty!

A catchy song that just never gets old. A classic by every sense of the word.

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Solo
11-01-2004

Rated 0 
You people are pitiful You must not have any spititual substance in you. The drugs have kept you off course.

The "Mystery of Life" or the "Special Connection" he feels but can't quite figure out. "come to me"

Life is that roadtrip....

ANd he knows there is comething good "down the line" especially for him. He has faith in the process.

ANd they were singing Runaway... probably from all the BS in the world.....

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stoolhardy
01-13-2005

Rated 0 
This song is relating a joyride to something. Probably to the ups and downs of life. Or something more specific? No I don't think it's ABOUT drugs.

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Regina
06-12-2005

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The part "me and Del were singin' little Runaway" is a reference to Del Shannon. Tom Petty and him were friends before Del died.

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Given To Fly
12-09-2005

Rated 0 
Love this song. Nuff said

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EATaPEACH
12-13-2005

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It's about the different stages of a journey through life in the context of a road trip. The first verse is happy, it's nice outside and they are singing along to the radio. The second verse is a little darker. It is raining, and he has to rub his eyes to keep his concentration. In the third verse, he puts the pedal down to speed up and can see the goal ahead. The entire song he is pushing toward the dream or destination of a road trip.

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stevezissou
12-22-2005

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Im def. with EATaPEACH on the reference to the life journey, but along with many other petty songs, i think there are also some references to grass. I think this song follows the process of smokin verse by verse. In the first verse, the sun beating down could be a reference to pot, like sunshine. and he also says i was flying, or high. Second verse, he talks about some side effects like rubbing his eyes, and he says its always cold, like when your body temp. decreases when smoking pot. Im really not sure about this, but sometimes pot can be reffered to as a rainy day woman, which may tie into him saying the rain was unstoppable. In the third verse he says the sky grew dark which =no sunshine, so the pots wore off some. And maybe the last couple of lines could be him going to get his fix

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Stone Free
02-23-2006

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Though the video looks like something you'd see on drugs, I don't think this song was written while Tom was high--it's too well-written. If you want some music written while the writer was on something, check out Bike by Pink Floyd. As for this song, I'm behind EatAPeach. It's about a guy on the "road" of life. Maybe there are some drug references, but it doesn't sound like something a person would write if they were blazed.

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Evil Aussie
03-17-2006

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Love the song

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dicicco2
08-11-2006

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Petty came to DTE (michigan) recently and it was a kickass show. He had a good 2 minute guitar solo to this song, it was amazing.

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mahapan
06-22-2008

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i heard this song on gta. i think the outro/solo kicks ass here. WHOO-OOH

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mahapan
06-22-2008

Rated 0 
amazing that noone commented on this song for 1 year and 10 months before i did!

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SpunkySkunk347
09-28-2008

Rated 0 
The song is about drugs. The music video makes MANY references to this.

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thirsty_thursday
06-03-2009

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Best road trip song ever.

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