She’s a Good Girl, Who Knows Her Physics
Tom Petty laid out the criteria for a good girl.
She loves her mama, Jesus, and America too.
She’s crazy about Elvis. She loves horses. Last on the list, she loves her boyfriend, too.
I was driving with my teenage daughter. We were taking off on an adventure related to impending post-high school life. I pushed the seek button on the radio repeatedly. “Free Fallin'” was just starting. I assumed she wouldn’t want to listen to a down-tempo song from the 1980s, especially from the likes of Mr. Petty. When I tuned away, she screamed, “Hey! Turn it back!”…read more