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A Self-Made Man Lyrics by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Playback

1987

If he don't want to talk, leave him alone
If he don't want to talk, leave him alone
He's a self-made man, he did it on his own
Now some folks say there's a dangerous side
Some folks say he's got a dangerous side
He's a self-made man, he knows about pride
So help me, baby, look what love can do
It scares me, baby, does it scare you too?
So help me, baby, look what love can do
It scares me, baby, does it scare you too?
Some folks say it was a woman he knew
Some folks say it was a woman he knew
He's a self-made man, he knows how to lose
So help me, baby, look what love can do
It scares me, baby, does it scare you too?
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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"A Self-Made Man" appears on "Playback" in 1987.

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