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Artist: Tom Petty
Canonical path: /tom-petty/spike
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Spike
Read Spike lyrics by Tom Petty on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Spike
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Oh, we got another one, just like the other ones
Another bad ass, another trouble-maker
I'm scared, ain't you boys scared?
I wonder if he's gonna show us what bad is?
Boys, we got a man with a dog collar on
You think we oughta throw ol' Spike a bone?
Hey Spike what do you like?
Hey Spike what do you like?
Here's another misfit, another Jimmy Dean
Bet he's got a motorbike,
What'a y'all think?
Bet if we be good we'll get a ride on it
If he ain't too mad about the future --
Maybe we oughta help him see
The future ain't what it used to be
Hey Spike, you're scarin' my wife
Hey Spike what do you like?
Please Spike, tell us 'bout life?
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Tom Petty performs "Spike", and this lyric page sits inside the Tom Petty catalog on LyroVerse.
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