Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Released: June 15, 2010

Songwriter: Tom Petty Mike W. Campbell

Producer: Tom Petty Mike W. Campbell Ryan Ulyate

[Verse 1]
On our first flash of freedom
I called out your name
Love, it is hard, like an overdue train
We felt so much more
Than our hearts could explain
On our first flash of freedom

[Verse 2]
A fistful of glory, a suitcase of sin
The language you dream in
When you count to ten
You go to the edge
And you always give in
On your first flash of freedom

[Verse 3]
Down every canyon and mountain we fall
We laugh at our shadows
Tall on the wall
Your brain is so full
But you can't keep it all
On your first flash of freedom

[Verse 4]
Across ancient bridges
Through a town with no name
Across painted hills
That no rich man can claim
Run the wild mustangs
That nothing could tame
On your first flash of freedom
On your first flash of freedom

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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