Songwriter: Carole King Gerry Goffin
Producer: Mike W. Campbell Tom Petty
When you complain and criticize
I feel like nothing in your eyes
It makes me feel like givin' up
Because my best just ain't good enough
Girl I want to provide for you
And do the things you want me to
But oh, oh no
Don't bring me down
Said darlin', darlin', darlin', darlin'
Oh, oh, no
Don't bring me down
The sacrifices I will make
I'm ready to give as well as take
Something I need is your respect
Something I can't take is your neglect
And more than anything I need your love
Until it's easy to rise above
And oh, oh, no
Don't bring me down
Said darlin', darlin', darlin', don't hurt me
Oh, oh, no
Don't bring me down
When you complain and criticize
I feel like nothing in your eyes
It makes me feel like givin' up
Because my best just ain't good enough
Girl I want to provide for you
Do the things that you want me to
But oh, oh, no
Don't bring me down
Said darlin', darlin', darlin', I'm beggin' you
Oh, oh, no
Don't bring me down
Said darlin', darlin', darlin', darlin'
Oh, please, oh, no
Don't bring me down
Darlin', darlin', stop it, darlin'
Oh, oh, no
Don't bring me down
I feel like nothing in your eyes
It makes me feel like givin' up
Because my best just ain't good enough
Girl I want to provide for you
And do the things you want me to
But oh, oh no
Don't bring me down
Said darlin', darlin', darlin', darlin'
Oh, oh, no
Don't bring me down
The sacrifices I will make
I'm ready to give as well as take
Something I need is your respect
Something I can't take is your neglect
And more than anything I need your love
Until it's easy to rise above
And oh, oh, no
Don't bring me down
Said darlin', darlin', darlin', don't hurt me
Oh, oh, no
Don't bring me down
When you complain and criticize
I feel like nothing in your eyes
It makes me feel like givin' up
Because my best just ain't good enough
Girl I want to provide for you
Do the things that you want me to
But oh, oh, no
Don't bring me down
Said darlin', darlin', darlin', I'm beggin' you
Oh, oh, no
Don't bring me down
Said darlin', darlin', darlin', darlin'
Oh, please, oh, no
Don't bring me down
Darlin', darlin', stop it, darlin'
Oh, oh, no
Don't bring me down
Playback (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
- Big Boss Man
- Ways To Be Wicked
- Don’t Bring Me Down
- Can’t Get Her Out
- Come On Down To My House
- It’s Rainin’ Again (Bonus Track)
- Cracking Up
- I’m Tired Joey Boy
- Out in the Cold
- Keeping Me Alive
- Depot Street
- So You Want to Be a Rock ‘N’ Roll Star
- God’s Gift To Man
- Lonely Weekends (Live)
- Moon Pie
- All Or Nothin’
- Turning Point
- Since You Said You Loved Me
- Trailer
- You Come Through
- Casa Dega (Bonus Track)
- The Apartment Song (Demo Version)
- Wooden Heart
- Got My Mind Made Up (Original Version)
- Kings Highway (Live)
- Down The Line
- Breakdown
- Up In Mississippi Tonight
- The Damage You’ve Done (Country Version)
- Love Is a Long Road
- Don’t Do Me Like That (Mudcrutch Version)
- Gator on the Lawn
- Travelin’
- Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around (Demo Version)
- Psychotic Reaction
- On the Street
- Make That Connection
- Somethin’ Else (Live)
- Christmas All Over Again
- You Get Me High
- I Can’t Fight It
- Peace In L.A. (Peace Mix)
- Louisiana Rain (Mudcrutch Version)
- Heartbreakers Beach Party
- Mary Jane’s Last Dance
- Yer So Bad
- Alright for Now
- Southern Accents
- Rebels
- Hometown Blues
- Anything That’s Rock ‘N’ Roll
- When the Time Comes
- Too Much Ain’t Enough
- Runnin’ Down a Dream
- Even the Losers
- Free Fallin’
- I Won’t Back Down
- Refugee
- Here Comes My Girl
- Don’t Do Me Like That
- Learning to Fly
- Waiting For Tonight
- American Girl
- The Waiting
- Listen to Her Heart
- No Second Thoughts
- Baby’s a Rock ‘N’ Roller
- Make It Better (Forget About Me)
- The Best of Everything
- It’ll All Work Out
- Think About Me
- A Self-Made Man
- Into the Great Wide Open
- Built to Last
- I Need to Know
- Don’t Come Around Here No More
- The Same Old You
- Straight into Darkness
- Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid)
- A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me)
- Something Big
- A Thing About You
- Insider
- You Can Still Change Your Mind
- You Got Lucky
- Change of Heart
- Baby, Let’s Play House
- Mary Jane’s Last Dance
- Learning to Fly
- American Girl
- The Waiting
- Breakdown
- Refugee
- Into the Great Wide Open
- You Got Lucky
- Here Comes My Girl
- Don’t Come Around Here No More
- Walls (Circus)
- Even the Losers
- Insider
- Don’t Do Me Like That
- Rebels
- It’ll All Work Out
- Christmas All Over Again
- Swingin’
- Southern Accents
- Listen to Her Heart
- I Need to Know
- Room at the Top
- A Face in the Crowd
- Jammin’ Me