Free Fallin'
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Lyrics

She's a good girl, loves her mam a
She is a kind-hearted young woman who deeply cares for her mother

Loves Jesus and America too
She is also a religious person with strong patriotic beliefs

She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
In addition to her positive traits, she is also an ardent fan of Elvis Presley

Loves horses and her boyfriend too
She loves her pet horses and her partner equally

It's a long day living in Reseda
Reseda, the place where she lives, is tough to exist in, and every day seems endless

There's a freeway runnin' through the yard
In her neighborhood, there is a highway that passes by her home's backyard

And I'm a bad boy cause I don't even miss her
The song's narrator feels guilty for having broken up with his girlfriend without feeling any heartache

I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
He knows that he hurt her deeply and he feels like he didn't necessarily deserve her

And I'm free, free fallin'
The artist describes being in a state of complete freedom, as if soaring through the air without limitations

All the vampires walkin' through the valley
He imagines eerie creatures walking through the valley, probably referring to people who cause trouble and pursue destructive lifestyles

Move west down Ventura Boulevard
These shadowy individuals are said to be heading towards Ventura Boulevard, a street in Southern California

And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
The guys who take advantage of good girls are hiding in the dark corners, making sure no one sees their true selves

A ll the good girls are home with broken hearts
Meanwhile, the softhearted girls who got their hearts broken are left alone, feeling hurt and betrayed

I want to glide down over Mulholland
The singer now dreams of gliding over Magic Mountain, which is a road in the Santa Monica Mountains region of LA, often called Mulholland Drive.

I want to write her name in the sky
He still thinks of his ex-girlfriend, and wants her to know that she's still significant to him, so he hopes to leave behind a permanent gesture that she'll see, hence writing her name in the sky

Gonna free fall out into nothin'
He wishes to let go completely of his troubles and let his spirit soar above the world around him

Gonna leave this world for a while
The line refers to a desire to escape, to flee everything for a brief, carefree moment

Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
The singer repeats the phrase that describes his state of being, expressing his contentment with this freedom