Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Released: September 28, 2018

Songwriter: Tom Petty

Producer: Ryan Ulyate Mike W. Campbell Tom Petty

Two gunslingers, walked out in the street
And one said "I don't want to fight no more"
And the other gunslinger thought about it
And he said, "yeah what are we fighting for?"
I’m takin' control of my life
I'm takin’ control of my life
I'm takin' control of my life now
Right now, oh yeah
Well the crowd that assembled
For the gun fight were let down
Everyone hissed and booed
And a stranger told his Mrs
That's the last one of these gunfights
You're ever gonna drag me to
I'm takin' control of my life
I'm takin’ control of my life
I’m takin' control of my life now
Right now, oh yeah
Well the two gunslingers
Went ridin’ out of town and
Were never heard from no more
And there ain't been a gun fight
For a long time, maybe never
But nobody knows for sure
I'm takin' control of my life
I’m takin' control of my life
I'm t akin' control of my life now
Right now, oh yeah

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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