Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Released: March 26, 1985

Songwriter: Tom Petty David A. Stewart

Producer: Tom Petty Jimmy Iovine David A. Stewart

We got a man on the moon (it ain't nothin' to me)
We got more comin' soon (it ain't nothin' to me)
Got natives in New Guinea with gold in their teeth
Might mean somethin' to you (it ain't nothin' to me)

But when you dance, I can go right with you
Yeah when you dance, I can go right with you

We got smilin' politicians (it ain't nothin' to me)
Got songs from rich musicians (it ain't nothin' to me)
Called Tokyo long distance and the queen came for tea
Might mean somethin' to you (it ain't nothin' to me)

But when you dance, I can go right with you
Yeah when you dance, I can go right with you

I got a dog on my leg (it ain't nothin' to me)
I'm walkin' on eggs (it ain't nothin' to me)
Missionaries walkin' backwards, touch 'em and they bleed
Might mean somethin' to you (it ain't nothin' to me)

'Cause when you dance, I can go right with you
When you dance, I can go right with you
Yeah when you dance, I can go right with you
Yeah when you dance, I just go

Everyone has a message (it ain't nothin' to me)
For avoiding the wreckage (it ain't nothin' to me)
Got gypsies at home watchin' Jerry Falwell on TV
Might mean somethin' to you (it ain't nothin' to me)

Oh, nothin' to me (it ain't nothin' to me)
It ain't nothin' to me (it ain't nothin' to me)
Yeah (it ain't nothin' to me)
Absolutely (it ain't nothin' to me)
Infinitum

(It ain't nothin' to me)
Oh yes, that's really somethin'
(It ain't nothin' to me)
(It ain't nothin' to me)
(It ain't nothin' to me)
Oh yes, that's really somethin'
(It ain't nothin' to me)
(It ain't nothin' 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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From the albums

Southern Accents (1985)
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