Tom Petty

Released: April 24, 1989

Songwriter: Tom Petty Jeff Lynne

Producer: Jeff Lynne Tom Petty Mike W. Campbell

[Verse 1]
Before all of this ever went down
In another place, another town

[Chorus]
You were just a face in the crowd
You were just a face in the crowd
Out in the street, walking around
A face in the crowd

[Verse 2]
Out of a dream, out of the sky
Into my heart, into my life

[Chorus]
And you were just a face in the crowd
You were just a face in the crowd
Out in the street, thinking out loud
A face in the crowd

[Verse 2]
Out of a dream, out of the sky
Into my heart, into my life

[Chorus]
And you were just a face in the crowd
You were just a face in the crowd
Out in the street, walking around
A face in the crowd

[Outro]
A face in the crowd
A face in the crowd
A face in the crowd

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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