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Artist: Tom Petty
Canonical path: /tom-petty/nightwatchman
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Nightwatchman
Read Nightwatchman lyrics by Tom Petty on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Nightwatchman
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Chorus:
I'm the nightwatchman
I make the rounds
I'm the nightwatchman
I gotta keep my nose to the ground
Honey this ain't no job for a man like me
I got potential, I could be just what you need
You got to think about the pros and cons
You could be right, you could be wrong
Chorus:
I'm the nightwatchman
I am security
I'm the nightwatchman
How safe do you wanna be?
I sit around at night and listen to the radio
If I get real bored I might have a little smoke
Yeah I got a permit to wear this .38
But listen my life's worth more than the minimum wage
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Tom Petty performs "Nightwatchman", and this lyric page sits inside the Tom Petty catalog on LyroVerse.
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