Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Released: July 2, 1991

Songwriter: Tom Petty Jeff Lynne

Producer: Jeff Lynne Tom Petty Mike W. Campbell

[Verse 1]
The day fell down, the air got cold
I walked out in the street
Daydreamed for a mile or two
Staring at my feet
Like a workin' boy out of luck
Fallin' through the cracks
Night rolled in, I turned back home
A hard wind at my back

[Chorus]
I'm out in the cold (Out in the cold)
Body and soul (Out in the cold)
There's nowhere to go (Out in the cold)
I'm out in the cold (Out in the cold)

[Verse 2]
Well, I woke up, my brain was stunned
I could not come around
I reached out to grab my keys
And tumbled to the ground
I thought of you, starry-eyed
I wonder where we stand
Did I just fall from your arms
Down into your hands?

[Chorus]
I'm out in the cold (Out in the cold)
Body and soul (Out in the cold)
There's nowhere to go (Out in the cold)
I'm out in the cold (Out in the cold)

[Bridge]
I'm out
Standin' in a doorway

I'm out
Walkin' around
Hands in my pockets

[Chorus]
I'm out in the cold (Out in the cold)
Body and soul (Out in the cold)
With nowhere to go (Out in the cold)
I'm out in the cold (Out in the cold)

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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