An earlier version of “Trailer” was released on the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers box 1995 set PLAYBACK. It was initially slated to be released on the album SOUTHERN ACCENTS and would, of course, been a fitting addition.
Petty attributes the oversight to drugs and lack of focus. His frustration a...
[Verse 1]
I graduated high school, I bought her a trailer
In a little park by the side of the road
I coulda had the Army, I coulda had the Navy
But no, I had to go for a mobile home
[Chorus]
Yes, I gave it all to you, babe
All to you and that trailer, too, babe
[Verse 2]
I kept up my interest, I kept up my payments
She never said goodbye, I never asked why
Man, we used to dance to Lynyrd Skynyrd
Aw, she used to look so good at times
[Chorus]
Yes, I gave it all to you, babe
Wasn't room in that trailer for two, babe
[Bridge]
I can't find a band-aid that gives me an answer
That shines any light on the way things went
I get by on my own time, I ain't cut out for workin'
I ain't cut out for nothin', it pays my rent
[Chorus]
I guess, I gave it all to you, babe
All to you, and that trailer, too, babe
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Trailer was written by Tom Petty.
Trailer was produced by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell & Ryan Ulyate.