Tom Petty Lyrics

Album: Hard Promises

INSIDER Lyrics

You've got a dangerous background 

And everything you've dreamed of 

Yeah you're the Dark Angel 

It don't show when you break up 

And I'm the one who oughta know 

I'm the one left in the dust 

Yeah I'm the broken hear ted fool 

Who was never quite enough 

I'm an insider, I been burned by the fire 

And I've had to live with some hard promises 

I've crawled through the briars 

I'm an insider 

It's a circle of deception 

It's a hall of stran gers 

It's a cage without a key 

You can feel the danger 

And I'm the one who oughta know 

I'm the one you couldn't trust 

Yeah I'm the lonely silent one 

I'm the one left in the dust 

I'm an insider, I been burned by the fire 

And I've had to live with some hard promises 

I've crawled through the briars 

I'm an insider 

I'll bet you're his masterpiece 

I'll bet you're his self-control 

Yeah you'll become his legacy 

His quiet world of white and gold 

And I'm the one who ought to know 

I'm the one you left to rust 

Not one of your twisted friends 

I'm the one you couldn't love 

I'm an insider, I been burned by the fire 

And I've had to live with some hard promises 

I've crawled through the briars--I'm an insider