Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Released: April 21, 1987

Songwriter: Tom Petty

Producer: Tom Petty Mike W. Campbell

Well, I wish I had a dollar
For every piece of my broken heart
Yeah, if they gave out a quarter
For every thread of my shattered life

Baby, you'd make me a millionaire
But it wouldn't repair the damage that you've done
The damage that you've done
The damage that you've done to me

Well, I wish I was a bluebird
Honey, I'd just fly away
And look down over my shoulder
At the country down below

Baby, you could make a king, it wouldn't mean a thing
Compare the damage that you've done
The damage that you've done
The damage that you've done to me

Well, I wish I knew you better
Yeah, I wish I was close to you
Then maybe I would understand exactly what I never did do
Honey, what's wrong? What's wrong?
Yeah, I wish you kind of liked me
I wish you'd spare my pain
Why do you want to destroy me, babe?
What did I do wrong?

Baby, I could be a millionaire and I wouldn't care
After the damage that you've done
The damage that you've done
The damage that you've done to me

Honey, you would make me a king, it wouldn't mean a thing
After the damage that you've done
The damage that you've done
The damage that you've done to me

Yes, I'm talking about the damage that you've done
The damage that you've done
The damage that you've done to me

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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