Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Released: September 28, 2018

Songwriter: Tom Petty

Producer: Ryan Ulyate Mike W. Campbell Tom Petty

We got two men talkin' right outside my door. Yeah
We got two men talkin' right outside my door
Said they made my boy a soldier
Sent him off to war. Well, are youse gonna stand?
No, I can't say for sure. No, I can't

Well, I got one wheel turning
One that's off the tracks
Well, I got one wheel turning
One that's off the tracks
I can put all I own inside a paper sack Well when the hard times come, you're gonna see who's got your back. Sure will

Yeah, I lost that good woman
Lord, she left me twice
Yeah, I lost that good woman
Lord, she left me twice
Well, I shoulda tried much harder
Tried to treat her nice
I used to be someone that I don't recognise. Ain't that true

Well, we got two men talkin'
Talking by the rule
Well, we got two men talkin'
Talking by the rule
Well, they put me down
And it hurt more than it showed
I heard one man laugh
Said "Brother, we tread a heavy load." That's right

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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