Tom Petty

Released: October 1, 2020

Songwriter: Tom Petty

Producer: Mike W. Campbell Tom Petty Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
Well I chased her down the alley
And over the hill to steal her will
She was as hot as Georgia asphalt
When the "A" crowd came to adore her brain

[Chorus]
So leave Virginia alone
Leave Virginia alone
She's not like you and me
She's not like you and me

[Verse 2]
You should've seen her back in the city
Poetry and jewels, broke all the rules
She was as high as a Georgia pine tree
Makeup and pills, overdue bills

[Chorus]
So leave Virginia alone
Leave Virginia alone
She's not like you and me
She's not like you and me

[Bridge]
Some sunny day when the hands of time
Have had their way
You'll understand why it was so hard to run away

[Verse 3]
She's a loser she's a forgiver
But she still finds good where no one could
You ought to want her more than money
Cadillacs and rust diamonds and dust

[Chorus]
So leave Virginia alone
Leave Virginia alone
She's not like you and me
She's not like you and me
So leave Virginia alone
Leave Virginia alone
She's not like you and me
She's not like you and me

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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