Why be lonely?
Why be blue?
You got me, babe
I got you
And I can't stop thinkin' 'bout
How I dig rockin' around with you
I was waiting
You came through
You knew no one else will do
Yeah, and I can't stop thinkin' 'bout
How I dig rockin' around with you
Well, you know I dig rockin' around
You know I dig rockin' around
You know I dig rockin' around
You know I dig rockin' around
You know I dig rockin' around
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Album Lyrics
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Lyrics
Writer: Michael W. Campbell, Tom Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Breakdown
It's alright if you love me
It's alright if you don't
I'm not afraid of you runnin' away, honey
I get the feeling you won't
There is no sense in pretending
Your eyes give you away
Something inside you is feeling like I do
We said all there is to say
Baby, breakdown, go ahead and give it to me
Breakdown, honey, take me through the night (baby, baby, breakdown)
Breakdown, now I'm standin' here, can't you see?
Breakdown, it's all right
It's all right
It's all right
Breakdown, go ahead and give it to me
Breakdown, honey, take me through the night (baby, baby, breakdown)
Breakdown, now I'm standin' here, can't you see?
Breakdown, it's all right
It's all right
It's all right
It's alright if you don't
I'm not afraid of you runnin' away, honey
I get the feeling you won't
There is no sense in pretending
Your eyes give you away
Something inside you is feeling like I do
We said all there is to say
Baby, breakdown, go ahead and give it to me
Breakdown, honey, take me through the night (baby, baby, breakdown)
Breakdown, now I'm standin' here, can't you see?
Breakdown, it's all right
It's all right
It's all right
Breakdown, go ahead and give it to me
Breakdown, honey, take me through the night (baby, baby, breakdown)
Breakdown, now I'm standin' here, can't you see?
Breakdown, it's all right
It's all right
It's all right
Writer: Tom Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Hometown Blues
Baby can't wait
Baby gotta go
Got do a number
On the late night show
Do a little song
Do a little dance
Gonna make the best
Of her big chance
Don't really matter
If she don't or if she do
Tryin' to make the best of
The hometown blues
Blues
I got a friend
Got a little girl
Said she's the best
In the whole wide world
Said it so good
Said it's unreal
Might not last
But it's no big deal
Don't really matter
If she don't or if she do
Tryin' to make the best of
The hometown blues
Blues
Baby, save me, save me, save me
With your sweet smile
Honey, I really need your love
To help me kill a little bit o' time
All of the girls
Run with the crowd
They go wild
When the lights go down
They got a little money
Live in a dream
Want to be the queen
Of their little scene
Don't really matter
If she don't or if she do
Tryin' to make the best of
The hometown blues
Blues
Blues
Blues
Blues
Baby gotta go
Got do a number
On the late night show
Do a little song
Do a little dance
Gonna make the best
Of her big chance
Don't really matter
If she don't or if she do
Tryin' to make the best of
The hometown blues
Blues
I got a friend
Got a little girl
Said she's the best
In the whole wide world
Said it so good
Said it's unreal
Might not last
But it's no big deal
Don't really matter
If she don't or if she do
Tryin' to make the best of
The hometown blues
Blues
Baby, save me, save me, save me
With your sweet smile
Honey, I really need your love
To help me kill a little bit o' time
All of the girls
Run with the crowd
They go wild
When the lights go down
They got a little money
Live in a dream
Want to be the queen
Of their little scene
Don't really matter
If she don't or if she do
Tryin' to make the best of
The hometown blues
Blues
Blues
Blues
Blues
Writer: Tom Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
The Wild One, Forever
Well, a moon sank as the wind blew
And the street lights slowly died
Yeah, they call you the wild one
Said, "stay away from her"
Said, "she could love no one if she tried"
But then something I saw
In your eyes told me right away
That you were gonna have to be mine
When the strangest feeling came over me
Down inside, no matter what it takes
I'll never get over how good it felt
When you finally held me
I will never regret
Baby, those few hours
Will grow in my head
Forever
Well, it's too bad, but I want you
To know I understand
Yeah, it's been a long time but I don't mind
Yeah, it's all right, I understand
Because something I saw
In your eyes told me right away
That you were gonna have to be mine
When the strangest feeling came over me
Down inside, I knew right away
I'll never get over how good it felt
When you finally kissed me
I will never regret
Baby, those few hours
Will grow in my head
Forever
And ever
And the street lights slowly died
Yeah, they call you the wild one
Said, "stay away from her"
Said, "she could love no one if she tried"
But then something I saw
In your eyes told me right away
That you were gonna have to be mine
When the strangest feeling came over me
Down inside, no matter what it takes
I'll never get over how good it felt
When you finally held me
I will never regret
Baby, those few hours
Will grow in my head
Forever
Well, it's too bad, but I want you
To know I understand
Yeah, it's been a long time but I don't mind
Yeah, it's all right, I understand
Because something I saw
In your eyes told me right away
That you were gonna have to be mine
When the strangest feeling came over me
Down inside, I knew right away
I'll never get over how good it felt
When you finally kissed me
I will never regret
Baby, those few hours
Will grow in my head
Forever
And ever
Writer: Tom Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave
Anything That's Rock 'N' Roll
Some friends of mine and me stayed up all through the night
Rockin' pretty steady 'til the sky went light
And didn't go to bed
Didn't go to work
I picked up the telephone
Told the boss he was a jerk
Your mama don't like it
When you run around with me
But we got to hip your mama
That you got to live free
Don't need her
Don't need school
You don't like your daddy
And you don't like rules
So, come on, baby, let's go
Don't you hear the rock 'n' roll playin' on the radio
Sound so right?
Girl, you better grab hold
Everybody's got to know
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Oh oh oh oh, my little, baby
I'm a little bit shaken
I'm a little bit crazy
But I know what I want
I want it right now
While the electric guitars are playin' way up loud
Come on, baby, let's go
Don't you hear the rock 'n' roll playin' on the radio
Sound so right?
Come on baby grab hold
Everybody's got to know
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Do, do do da da
Rock 'n' roll is
So fine
Do, do do da da
This rock 'n' roll is
So fine
Do, do do da da
This rock 'n' roll is
Do, do do da da
This rock 'n' roll
Do
Rockin' pretty steady 'til the sky went light
And didn't go to bed
Didn't go to work
I picked up the telephone
Told the boss he was a jerk
Your mama don't like it
When you run around with me
But we got to hip your mama
That you got to live free
Don't need her
Don't need school
You don't like your daddy
And you don't like rules
So, come on, baby, let's go
Don't you hear the rock 'n' roll playin' on the radio
Sound so right?
Girl, you better grab hold
Everybody's got to know
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Oh oh oh oh, my little, baby
I'm a little bit shaken
I'm a little bit crazy
But I know what I want
I want it right now
While the electric guitars are playin' way up loud
Come on, baby, let's go
Don't you hear the rock 'n' roll playin' on the radio
Sound so right?
Come on baby grab hold
Everybody's got to know
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Do, do do da da
Rock 'n' roll is
So fine
Do, do do da da
This rock 'n' roll is
So fine
Do, do do da da
This rock 'n' roll is
Do, do do da da
This rock 'n' roll
Do
Writer: Tom Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Strangered in the Night
Well it was dark at midnight
There was hardly any moon
And no one really saw much
No one was really sure
But something didn't seem right
No things seemed kinda queer
The roar turned into whispers
Everyone stood there
With the sound to split the night
Like it hiding from the light
Like strangers in the night
Strangers in the night
Well I didn't see them shotguns
Oh I didn't see no knife
But I saw this crazy black guy
With a demon in his eyes
And I heard him say "white man"
I've seen that silver cue
You don't remember me well
But I remember you
Well the sound just split the night
Like it hiding from the light
Like strangers in the night
Strangers in the night
Well the knife just left his fingers
As the black guy took his aim
White guys head exploded
Black guy howled in pain
And then everybody scattered
I heard some woman scream
"God damn you old black bastard
Well you've blown away my dreams"
Well the sound just split the night
Like hiding from the light
Like strangers in the night
Strangers in the night
Strangers in the night
Strangers in the night
There was hardly any moon
And no one really saw much
No one was really sure
But something didn't seem right
No things seemed kinda queer
The roar turned into whispers
Everyone stood there
With the sound to split the night
Like it hiding from the light
Like strangers in the night
Strangers in the night
Well I didn't see them shotguns
Oh I didn't see no knife
But I saw this crazy black guy
With a demon in his eyes
And I heard him say "white man"
I've seen that silver cue
You don't remember me well
But I remember you
Well the sound just split the night
Like it hiding from the light
Like strangers in the night
Strangers in the night
Well the knife just left his fingers
As the black guy took his aim
White guys head exploded
Black guy howled in pain
And then everybody scattered
I heard some woman scream
"God damn you old black bastard
Well you've blown away my dreams"
Well the sound just split the night
Like hiding from the light
Like strangers in the night
Strangers in the night
Strangers in the night
Strangers in the night
Writer: Tom Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)
Hey
Strange voice on the telephone
Tellin' me I better leave you 'lone
Why won't somebody say what's goin' on
Oh, oh, I think I've been through this before
Looks like I've been fooled again
Looks like I'm the fool again
I don't like it, I don't like it
You never said you had no longer to
I need to know 'bout it if you do
Ah two is one, I might as well be three
It's good to see you think so much of me
Looks like I've been fooled again
Looks like I'm the fool again
I don't like it, I don't like it
No
Look out
You never said you had no longer to
I need to know 'bout it if you do
If two is one, I might as well be three
It's good to see you think so much of me
It's like I'm the fool again
Looks like I'm the fool again
I don't like it, I don't like it
I don't like it, I don't like it
Ow
Look out
I don't like it, I don't like it
Look out
Uh, I don't, I don't like you
Eh, gotcha getcha getcha look out
Say, I don't like it
I don't, I don't, I don't
Strange voice on the telephone
Tellin' me I better leave you 'lone
Why won't somebody say what's goin' on
Oh, oh, I think I've been through this before
Looks like I've been fooled again
Looks like I'm the fool again
I don't like it, I don't like it
You never said you had no longer to
I need to know 'bout it if you do
Ah two is one, I might as well be three
It's good to see you think so much of me
Looks like I've been fooled again
Looks like I'm the fool again
I don't like it, I don't like it
No
Look out
You never said you had no longer to
I need to know 'bout it if you do
If two is one, I might as well be three
It's good to see you think so much of me
It's like I'm the fool again
Looks like I'm the fool again
I don't like it, I don't like it
I don't like it, I don't like it
Ow
Look out
I don't like it, I don't like it
Look out
Uh, I don't, I don't like you
Eh, gotcha getcha getcha look out
Say, I don't like it
I don't, I don't, I don't
Writer: Tom Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Mystery Man
When you hide from me baby
Shame on you
Incognito
Baby you're so cruel
I don't mind
Take my hand
Oh baby I want to be your mystery man
Yeah you got ruby lipstick
Too much rouge
Dime store jewelry
Cheap perfume
I don't mind, take my hand
Honey I want to be your mystery man
You know I do, you know I do
Oh you know I do, you know I do
Yeah you know I do, you know I do
Baby you know I do, you know I do
Don't you hide from me baby
Shame on you
Dime store jewelry
Honey you're so cruel
I don't mind
Take my hand
Baby I want to be your mystery man
You know I do, you know I do
Oh baby you know I do, you know I do
Yeah you know I do, oh you know I do
Baby you know I do, you know I do
Shame on you
Incognito
Baby you're so cruel
I don't mind
Take my hand
Oh baby I want to be your mystery man
Yeah you got ruby lipstick
Too much rouge
Dime store jewelry
Cheap perfume
I don't mind, take my hand
Honey I want to be your mystery man
You know I do, you know I do
Oh you know I do, you know I do
Yeah you know I do, you know I do
Baby you know I do, you know I do
Don't you hide from me baby
Shame on you
Dime store jewelry
Honey you're so cruel
I don't mind
Take my hand
Baby I want to be your mystery man
You know I do, you know I do
Oh baby you know I do, you know I do
Yeah you know I do, oh you know I do
Baby you know I do, you know I do
Writer: Tom Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Luna
White light cut a scar in the sky
Thin line of silver
Night was all clouded with dreams
Wind made me shiver
Black and yellow pools of light
Outside my window
Luna come to me tonight
I am a prisoner
Luna glide down from the moon
Clouds are all silver and black
Floating around me
Luna come into my eyes
Luna surround me
With black and yellow pools of light
Fall by my window
Luna come to me tonight
I am a prisoner
Luna glide down from the moon
Clouds are all silver and black
Floating around me
Luna come into my eyes
Luna surround me
With black and yellow pools of light
Outside my window
Luna come to me tonight
I am a prisoner
Luna glide down from the moon
Thin line of silver
Night was all clouded with dreams
Wind made me shiver
Black and yellow pools of light
Outside my window
Luna come to me tonight
I am a prisoner
Luna glide down from the moon
Clouds are all silver and black
Floating around me
Luna come into my eyes
Luna surround me
With black and yellow pools of light
Fall by my window
Luna come to me tonight
I am a prisoner
Luna glide down from the moon
Clouds are all silver and black
Floating around me
Luna come into my eyes
Luna surround me
With black and yellow pools of light
Outside my window
Luna come to me tonight
I am a prisoner
Luna glide down from the moon
Writer: Tom Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
American Girl
Well, she was an American girl
Raised on promises
She couldn't help thinkin' that there
Was a little more to life
Somewhere else
After all it was a great big world
With lots of places to run to
Yeah, and if she had to die tryin'
She had one little promise
She was gonna keep
Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
Well, it was kind of cold that night
She stood alone on her balcony
Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by
Out on 441
Like waves crashin' on the beach
And for one desperate moment there
He crept back in her memory
God it's so painful
Something that's so close
And still so far out of reach
Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
Ooh
Uh-huh-huh
Uh-huh-huh
Oh yeah
Raised on promises
She couldn't help thinkin' that there
Was a little more to life
Somewhere else
After all it was a great big world
With lots of places to run to
Yeah, and if she had to die tryin'
She had one little promise
She was gonna keep
Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
Well, it was kind of cold that night
She stood alone on her balcony
Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by
Out on 441
Like waves crashin' on the beach
And for one desperate moment there
He crept back in her memory
God it's so painful
Something that's so close
And still so far out of reach
Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
Ooh
Uh-huh-huh
Uh-huh-huh
Oh yeah
Writer: Tom Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is the debut studio album album by the American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on November 9, 1976, by Shelter Records. The album was recorded and mixed at the Shelter Studio in Hollywood, California.
The album received little attention on its release in the United States. It climbed to No. 24 on the UK albums chart following a British tour, and the single "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" became a hit in the UK. After nearly a year and many positive reviews, the album reached the U.S. charts, where it peaked at No. 55 in 1978 and eventually went Gold.
"Breakdown" was released as the lead single and cracked the Top 40 in the U.S. and "American Girl" became one of the band's signature songs.
Performed By:
Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersThe album received little attention on its release in the United States. It climbed to No. 24 on the UK albums chart following a British tour, and the single "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" became a hit in the UK. After nearly a year and many positive reviews, the album reached the U.S. charts, where it peaked at No. 55 in 1978 and eventually went Gold.
"Breakdown" was released as the lead single and cracked the Top 40 in the U.S. and "American Girl" became one of the band's signature songs.
Genre(s): Rock and roll
Producer(s): Denny Cordell
Length: 30:38
Released: November 9th, 1976
Year: 1976