Needles and Pins
 

Written by R. Nitzche and Sonny Bono; Sung by T. Petty and S. Nicks

I saw her today I saw her face It was a face I loved And I knew I had to run away And get down on my knees and pray That there'd come a day And still it begins Needles and pins Because of all my pride The tears I gotta hide Oh, I thought I was smart I'll win her heart And I didn't think I'd do But now I see She's worse to him than me Let her go ahead Take his love instead But one day she will see Just how to say please And get down on her knees Yeah, that's how it begins She'll feel those needles and pins I know, I know Why can't I stop And tell myself I'm wrong, I'm wrong, so wrong? Why can't I stand up And tell myself I'm strong? Because I saw her today I saw her face It was a face I loved And I knew I had to run away And get down on my knees and pray That there'd come a day And still it begins Needles and pins Because of all my pride The tears I gotta hide Needles and pins Needles and pins Needles and pins

 


WEBMISTRESS speculates:

This is a cute song Stevie did with Tom during his concerts - she was already around to sing Insider with him and this one got added to the mix. She harmonizes with him throughout. I like it - Stevie's harmony always adds a lot to a Tom Petty song (have you ever heard the demo version of Stop Draggin' My Heart Around without Stevie? Definitely not the same.)

 

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