Released: November 2, 1982

Songwriter: Tom Petty

Producer: Jimmy Iovine Tom Petty

Well I fought for you
I fought too hard
To do it all again, babe
It's gone too far
You never needed me
You only wanted me around
It gets me down

There's been a change
Yeah there's been a change of heart
Said there's been a change
You pushed just a little too far
You made it just a little too hard
There's been a change of heart

I'll get over you
It won't take long
I've stood in your gallery
Seen what's hanging from the walls
You were the moon and sun
You're just a loaded gun now
It gets me down

There's been a change
Yeah there's been a change of heart
Said there's been a change
You pushed just a little too far
You made it just a little too hard
There's been a change of heart

What we've had all along
Looks like we finally found the turning point
Oh me oh my
Looks like it's time for me to kiss it goodbye
Kiss it goodbye

There's been a change
Yeah there's been a change of heart
Said there's been a change
You pushed just a little too far
You made it just a little too hard
There's been a change of heart

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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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