Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Released: October 8, 2002

Songwriter: Tom Petty

Producer: Tom Petty Mike W. Campbell George Drakoulias

Well you may take my money
You may turn off my microphone
But you can't steal
What you can't feel

Can't stop the sun from shining
Shining down and down and down

And you may think you control things
But there will be more just like me
Who won't give in
Who'll rise again

Can't stop the world from turning
Turning round and round and round

Hey mister business man
Be sure to wash your hands
Be careful where you stand
Because life goes on and on and on
Life goes on and on and on

And you may think it's all over
But there will be more just like me
Who won't give in
Who'll rise again

Can't stop a man from dreaming
Dreaming on and on and on

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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