Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Songwriter: Tom Petty

Producer: Jimmy Iovine Tom Petty

They said love was a thing of the past
That these days nothing ever lasts
This old world is moving too fast
Well sometimes we ride around
She plays her radio up loud
If I was sad, well, I'm happy now
And it feels so good to know
I got you where you belong
Here in my heart, right by my side
Honey you're getting me by
Yeah you're keeping me alive
I got a job, I work hard
These days the money don't go very far
It's hard enough keeping gas in the car
But sometimes we ride around
She plays the radio up load
If I was sad, well, I'm happy now
And it feels so good to know
I got you where you belong
Here in my heart, right by my side
Honey you're getting me by
Yeah you're keeping me alive
And it feels so good to know
I got you where you belong
Here in my heart, right by my side
Honey you're getting me by
Yeah you're keeping me alive
Yeah you're keeping me alive
Yeah you're keeping me alive

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – an L.A.-based gang of sharp-dressed garage-rock refugees from Gainsville, Florida – released their debut LP in November 1976, featuring two tracks which are now part of their long list of hits, “Breakdown” and “American Girl.”

Since that first LP in ‘76, the band’s style has epitomized and largely defined the American “heartland rock” movement – a vintage-guitar twang, hard lyric truth, and searing vocal attitude.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been nominated for 17 Grammy awards and sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling bands of all-time.

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