Released: April 24, 1989
Songwriter: Tom Petty Mike W. Campbell
Producer: Jeff Lynne Tom Petty Mike W. Campbell
[Verse 1]
There was a girl I knew
She said she cared about me
She tried to make my world
The way she thought it should be
[Chorus 1]
Yeah, we were desperate then
To have each other to hold
But love is a long, long road
Yeah, love is a long, long road
[Verse 2]
There were so many times
I would wake up at noon
Yeah, with my head spinning 'round
I would wait for the moon
[Chorus 2]
And give her one more chance
To try and save my soul
But love is a long, long road
Yeah, love is a long, long road
[Verse 3]
Yeah, it was hard to give up
Some things are hard to let go
Some things are never enough
I guess I only can hope
[Chorus 3]
For maybe one more chance
To try and save my soul
But love is a long, long road
Yeah, love is a long, long road
[Outro]
Love is a long, long road
Yeah, love is a long, long road
There was a girl I knew
She said she cared about me
She tried to make my world
The way she thought it should be
[Chorus 1]
Yeah, we were desperate then
To have each other to hold
But love is a long, long road
Yeah, love is a long, long road
[Verse 2]
There were so many times
I would wake up at noon
Yeah, with my head spinning 'round
I would wait for the moon
[Chorus 2]
And give her one more chance
To try and save my soul
But love is a long, long road
Yeah, love is a long, long road
[Verse 3]
Yeah, it was hard to give up
Some things are hard to let go
Some things are never enough
I guess I only can hope
[Chorus 3]
For maybe one more chance
To try and save my soul
But love is a long, long road
Yeah, love is a long, long road
[Outro]
Love is a long, long road
Yeah, love is a long, long road
more tracks from the album
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
From the albums
- Full Moon Fever (1989)
- Playback (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) (1995)
- Anthology Through The Years (2000)
Tom Petty popular songs
- Free Fallin’
- Wildflowers
- I Won’t Back Down
- You Don’t Know How It Feels
- Runnin’ Down a Dream
- Yer So Bad
- You Wreck Me
- Girl On LSD
- It’s Good to Be King
- Crawling Back to You
- Time to Move On
- Honey Bee
- Square One
- Alright for Now
- Love Is a Long Road
- Wake Up Time
- Walls (circus)
- A Face in the Crowd
- Zombie Zoo
- The Apartment Song
- To Find a Friend
- The Great Wide Open
- Refugee
- Feel a Whole Lot Better