Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Producer: Ryan Ulyate Mike W. Campbell Tom Petty

I'm the night watchman
I make the rounds
I'm the night watchman
I gotta keep my nose to the ground
Oh, this ain't no job for a man like me
Yeah, I got potential, I can be just what you need
Yeah, you got to think about the pros and cons
Listen, you could be right and you could be wrong
I'm the night watchman
I am security
I'm the night watchman
How safe do you want to be?
Well, I just sit around at night and listen to the radio
Yeah, if I get real bored I may have a little smoke
I got a permit to wear this 38
But listen, my life's worth more than the minimum wage
I'm the night watchman
I make the rounds
I'm the night watchman
I gotta keep my nose to the ground
I'm the night watchman
I am security
I'm the night watchman
How safe do you want to be?
I'm the night watchman
I'm the night watchman
How safe do you want to be?

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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