Musical Gems - Something Good Coming

Tom Petty died on October 2nd, 2017.  He was one of America's most prolific singer\songwriters with a stretch of hits running from the late seventies up to his death.  He was the driving force behind Tom Petty and Heartbreakers and a member of the 1980's supergroup, The Traveling Wilburys.

He had a knack of putting together songs with catchy melodies and thought-provoking lyrics.  Something Good Coming from the Heartbreaker's 2010 Album, Mojo, is a good example.

Watching the water

Watching the coast

Suddenly I know

What I want the most

And I want to tell you

Still I hold back

I need some time

Get my life on track

I know that look on your face

But there's something lucky about this place

And there's something good coming

For you and me

Something good coming

There has to be

And I'm thinking about mama

And about the kids

And the way we lived

And the things we did

As she never had a chance

Never caught a break

And how we paid

For our big mistakes

I know so well the look on your face

And there's something lucky about this place

There's something good coming just over the hill

There's something good coming I know it will

And I'm in for the long run

Wherever it goes

Riding the river

Wherever it goes

And I'm an honest man

Work's all I know

You take that away

Don't know where to go

And I know that look that's on your face

There's something lucky about this place

There's something good coming

For you and me

Something good coming

There has to be

Songwriters: PETTY THOMAS EARL

Something Good Coming lyrics © Adria K Music

Petty said about this song:

'Yeah, it’s more like an Appalachian blues. I really like that Appalachian music. In a way, I hesitated to even show them this one because I thought we might be going off the track thematically. But we were out of songs one day, and I said, “Well I have this one thing...” They all went crazy over it...”Oh no, we’ve got to do this!” We really captured it in just a few takes. I’m glad we did it.'

In addtion to Petty singing and on acoustic guitar the song features, Mike Campbell on lead guitar, Scott Thurston on rhythm guitar, Benmont Tench on keyboards, Ron Blair playing bass, and Steve Ferrone drumming.

This is a melancholy song and its mood captures the way I felt the weeks after he died.  It's a very beautiful song with a perfect blending of melody, playing, and lyrics (of course).