Stevie Nicks and Waddy Wachtel - Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around

Stevie Nicks and Waddy Wachtel – Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around – Live at US Festival, 1983.

Oh, the times they must have had in the 80s. The music scene was full of talent and a whole world of possibilities. Creativity and talent were just everywhere. Real musicians playing from the heart and soul of their being!

Love Tom Petty and the original version, but Waddy did more than hold his own here, he made it his. That’s not easy to do when you’re playing the part of a legend!

Lyrics:
Baby, you’ll come knocking on my front door
Same old line you used to use before
I said, “Hey well, what am I supposed to do?”
I didn’t know what I was getting into

Say you’ve had a little trouble in town
Say you’re keeping some demons down
Stop draggin’ my
Stop draggin’ my (stop)
Stop draggin’ my heart around, yeah

It’s hard to think about what you wanted
It’s hard to think about what you lost
This doesn’t have to be the big get even
This doesn’t have to be anything at all

I know you really want to tell me goodbye
I know you really want to be your own girl

And baby, you could never look me in the eye
Oh, when you buckle with the weight of the words
Stop draggin’ my
Stop draggin’ my (stop)
Stop draggin’ my heart around, yeah

There’s people running ’round loose in the world
Ain’t got nothing better to do
They make a meal of some bright-eyed kid
You need someone to look after you

I know you really want to tell me goodbye
I know you really want to be your own girl

And baby, you could never look me in the eye
But why you buckle with the weight of the words (yeah)
Stop draggin’ my
Stop draggin’ my (stop)
Stop draggin’ my heart around, yeah

Stop draggin’ my heart around
Stop draggin’ my heart around (hey, hey, hey)
Oh, won’t you stop draggin’ my heart around? (Hey, hey, hey)
Stop draggin’ my heart around

Thank you, that was fun

Songwriters: Michael W. Campbell / Thomas Earl Petty

Featured Photo by Mark Bowman