Tom Petty

Released: October 16, 2020

Songwriter: Tom Petty

Producer: Tom Petty

Waiting by the side of the road
For day to break so we could go
Down into Los Angeles
With greasy hands and worn out knees

The ranger came with burning eyes
The chambermaid awoke surprised
Thought she'd seen the last of him
She shook her head, let him in

Ooh, I keep comin' back to you
Ooh, I keep comin' back to you

It was me and my sidekick
He was drunk and I was sick
Caught up in a barroom fight
'Til an Indian shot out the lights

We escaped to Birmingham
In a U-Haul and a five-piece van
Stayed behind the trojan horse
'Til things got bad, then got worse

Ooh, I keep comin' back to you
Ooh, I keep comin' back to you

(Chorus)
Hey baby, there's somethin' in your eyes
Tryin' to say to me
That I'm gonna be alright if I believe in you
It's all I want to do

(Guitar Solo)

I'm so tired of being tired
Sure as night will follow day
Most things I worry about
Never happen anyway

She held him like she'd hold a child
Trembling, her eyes were wild
We'll fight this thing, we'll fight to win
Should it raise its head, we'll fight again

Ooh, I keep runnin' back to you
Ooh, I keep coming' back to you
Ooh, I keep coming' back to you
Ooh, I keep coming' back to you

Thomas Earl “Tom” Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup The Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch.

He has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which remain heavily played on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. His music, and notably his hits, have become popular among younger generations as he continued to host sold-out shows right up until his death at the age of 66. Throughout his career, Petty and his collaborators have sold 60 million albums. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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