Insider Lyrics - Tom Petty

You've got a dangerous background 

And everything you've dreamed of 

Yeah you're the Dark Angel 

It don't show when you break up 

and I'm the one who oughta know 

Im the one left in the dust 

Yeah I'm the broken hearted fool 

Who was never quite enough 

[Chorus:] 

I'm an insider, I been burned by the fire 

And I've had to live with some hard promises 

I've crawled through the briars -- I'm an insider 

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It's a circle of deception 

It's a hall of strangers 

It's a cage without a key 

You can feel the danger 

And I'm the one who oughta know 

I'm the one you couldn't trust 

I'm the lonely silent one 

I'm the one left in the dust 

[Chorus] 

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I'll bet you're his masterpiece 

I'll bet you're his self-control 

Yeah you'll become his legacy 

His quiet world of white and gold 

And I'm the one who oughta know 

I'm the one you left to rust 

Not one of your twisted friends 

I'm the one you couldn't love 

[Chorus]