Into The Great Wide Open by Vikings Cowboys

What is the meaning of into the great wide open? “Into the Great Wide Open” by Tom Petty, is a story about a kid who took his chances in Hollywood on becoming a musician, this story is using a changing tone, and an unrealistic fashion. “Into the Great wide Open” details the rise and fall of Eddie, a young man with dreams of stardom. ---------------LYRICS----------- on Bandsintown “Into The Great Wide Open“ Eddie waited 'til he finished high school He went to Hollywood, got a tattoo He met a girl out there with a tattoo too The future was wide open They moved into a place they both could afford He found a night club he could work at the door She had a guitar and she taught him some chords The sky was the limit Into the great wide open Under them skies of blue Out in the great wide open A rebel without a clue The papers said Ed always played from the heart He got an agent and a roadie named Bart