Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Released: July 2, 1991

Songwriter: Tom Petty Mike W. Campbell Jeff Lynne

Producer: Jeff Lynne Tom Petty Mike W. Campbell

[Verse 1]
Your daddy was a Sergeant Major
You didn't wanna, but he made you
Wipe his brass from time to time
It left a picture in your mind
You know? You know?

[Chorus]
You want it all, you want it all
All or nothin', you want it all

[Verse 2]
Here am I, a fallen arrow
My load is wide, my street is narrow
My skin is thicker, my heart is tougher
I don't mind workin', but I'm scared to suffer
You know? You know?

[Chorus]
You want it all, you want it all
All or nothin', you want it all or nothin'

[Verse 3]
Sweet chariots of L.A. swing low
At twilight time, the smog makes a rainbow
So keep one eye on the weather
You had it good, you wanted better
You know? You know?

[Chorus]
You want it all, you want it all
All or nothin', you want it all
All or nothin', nothin', all
All or nothin', nothin', woah
You want it all, you want it all
All or nothin', nothin', nothin' no
All or nothin'

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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