I'm for standin' up, I'm for breakin' free
I don't want fate handed down to me
Yeah I'm for movin' on, try another town
Time ain't changin' nothin', take a look around
Oh, I'm lost in a one story town
Where everything's close to the ground
Yeah the same shit goes down
Nothing turns around
It's a one story town
She was only seventeen
But I held her to her word
Had to push her luck
Thought she couldn't burn
No it didn't hurt me
When she had to leave
She had a far away feeling
Wasn't part of me
Oh, I'm lost in a one story town
Where everything's close to the ground
Yeah the same shit goes down
Nothing turns around
It's a one story town
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Long After Dark Album Lyrics
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Long After Dark Lyrics
Writer: Thomas Earl Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
You Got Lucky
One, two
You better watch what you say
You better watch what you do to me
Don't get carried away
Girl, if you can do better than me, go
Yeah, go but remember
Good love is hard to find
Good love is hard to find
You got lucky, babe
You got lucky, babe, when I found you
You put a hand on my cheek
And then you turned your eyes away
If you don't feel complete
If I don't take you all of the way then go
Yeah, go but remember
Good love is hard to find
Good love is hard to find
You got lucky, babe
You got lucky, babe, when I found you
Yeah, go just go, but remember
Good love is hard to find
Good love is hard to find
You got lucky, babe
You got lucky, babe, when I found you
You better watch what you say
You better watch what you do to me
Don't get carried away
Girl, if you can do better than me, go
Yeah, go but remember
Good love is hard to find
Good love is hard to find
You got lucky, babe
You got lucky, babe, when I found you
You put a hand on my cheek
And then you turned your eyes away
If you don't feel complete
If I don't take you all of the way then go
Yeah, go but remember
Good love is hard to find
Good love is hard to find
You got lucky, babe
You got lucky, babe, when I found you
Yeah, go just go, but remember
Good love is hard to find
Good love is hard to find
You got lucky, babe
You got lucky, babe, when I found you
Writer: Michael W. Campbell, Tom Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Deliver Me
Every woman and every man
Knows the feeling so well
Those times when the heart just can't understand
The times when you never can tell
So deliver me, deliver me
Baby, take this heart, set it free
Take this chance, take this dream
Baby, take this heart
Deliver me
Well, I was born with something down inside of me
And it's carried me over, delivered me
Yeah, delivered me, I'm standing at your gate
Just out of reach of the hands of fate
So deliver me, deliver me
Baby, take this heart, set it free
Take this chance, take this dream
Baby, take this heart
Deliver me
Sometimes I wonder if this is worth the trouble
Sometimes I wonder if this is worth the fight
I never have made my mind up about it
I've just decided to let it all ride
Let it all ride
Let it all ride
So deliver me, deliver me
Baby, take this heart, set it free
Take this chance, take this dream
Baby take this heart
Deliver me
Baby, take this heart
Deliver me
Baby, take this heart
Deliver me
Knows the feeling so well
Those times when the heart just can't understand
The times when you never can tell
So deliver me, deliver me
Baby, take this heart, set it free
Take this chance, take this dream
Baby, take this heart
Deliver me
Well, I was born with something down inside of me
And it's carried me over, delivered me
Yeah, delivered me, I'm standing at your gate
Just out of reach of the hands of fate
So deliver me, deliver me
Baby, take this heart, set it free
Take this chance, take this dream
Baby, take this heart
Deliver me
Sometimes I wonder if this is worth the trouble
Sometimes I wonder if this is worth the fight
I never have made my mind up about it
I've just decided to let it all ride
Let it all ride
Let it all ride
So deliver me, deliver me
Baby, take this heart, set it free
Take this chance, take this dream
Baby take this heart
Deliver me
Baby, take this heart
Deliver me
Baby, take this heart
Deliver me
Writer: Tom Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Change Of Heart
Well I fought for you
I fought too hard
To do it all again babe,
It's gone too far
You never needed me
You only wanted me around
It gets me down
There's been a change,
Yeah there's been a change of heart
Said there's been a change
You push just a little too far
You make it just a little to hard
There's been a change of heart
I'll get over you
It won't take long
I've stood in yer gallery
Seen what's hangin' from the wall
You were the moon and sun,
Yer just a loaded gun now
It gets me down
There's been a change,
Yeah there's been a change of heart
Said there's been a change
You push just a little too far
You make it just a little to hard
There's been a change of heart
Whoa yeah, oh boy
Looks like we finally found the turning point
Oh me, oh my
Looks like it's time for me to kiss it goodbye, yeah kiss it goodbye
There's been a change,
Yeah there's been a change of heart
Said there's been a change
You push just a little too far
You make it just a little to hard
There's been a change of heart
I fought too hard
To do it all again babe,
It's gone too far
You never needed me
You only wanted me around
It gets me down
There's been a change,
Yeah there's been a change of heart
Said there's been a change
You push just a little too far
You make it just a little to hard
There's been a change of heart
I'll get over you
It won't take long
I've stood in yer gallery
Seen what's hangin' from the wall
You were the moon and sun,
Yer just a loaded gun now
It gets me down
There's been a change,
Yeah there's been a change of heart
Said there's been a change
You push just a little too far
You make it just a little to hard
There's been a change of heart
Whoa yeah, oh boy
Looks like we finally found the turning point
Oh me, oh my
Looks like it's time for me to kiss it goodbye, yeah kiss it goodbye
There's been a change,
Yeah there's been a change of heart
Said there's been a change
You push just a little too far
You make it just a little to hard
There's been a change of heart
Writer: Thomas Earl Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Finding Out
There's something wrong, I can't get my finger on it
I must be looking over something
Sometimes at night I've had to fight with this emptiness
It's been so hard to see, there's something more than this
I'm finding out, I'm finding out
Yeah it took a little ti me to get what love was about
But honey I'm coming 'round
I'm finding out
I've had enough of all this hard core loneliness
I don't think pain is so romantic
I'm just a working man
I feel each day go by
I couldn't understand I was too weak to fight
But I'm finding out, I'm finding out
It took a little time for me to stand up and shout
But honey I'm coming 'round, I'm finding out
I have to thank you baby, honey I must confess
You have pulled me from this river of loneliness
I'm finding out, baby I'm finding out
Yeah it took a little time to get what love was about
But honey I'm coming 'round
I'm finding out
I must be looking over something
Sometimes at night I've had to fight with this emptiness
It's been so hard to see, there's something more than this
I'm finding out, I'm finding out
Yeah it took a little ti me to get what love was about
But honey I'm coming 'round
I'm finding out
I've had enough of all this hard core loneliness
I don't think pain is so romantic
I'm just a working man
I feel each day go by
I couldn't understand I was too weak to fight
But I'm finding out, I'm finding out
It took a little time for me to stand up and shout
But honey I'm coming 'round, I'm finding out
I have to thank you baby, honey I must confess
You have pulled me from this river of loneliness
I'm finding out, baby I'm finding out
Yeah it took a little time to get what love was about
But honey I'm coming 'round
I'm finding out
Writer: MICHAEL W. CAMPBELL, TOM PETTY
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
We Stand A Chance
Stand back from me honey
Because I don't know what I might do next
No I'm surprised by this, frightened by this
Nothin' ever got me so out of my head, baby
We stand a chance
We stand a chance
Yeah, and I could be wrong, but you never know
We could stand the chance of a real love
Oh, God knows I love you
God knows I do,
Baby will you let me just prove it to you
Come here to me baby, come here to me now
I want to talk to you, talk to you
And tell you somehow, that
We stand a chance
We stand a chance
Yeah, and I could be wrong, but you never know
We could stand the chance of a real love
I'm so moved, I'm so changed
My whole world is a fountain of flame
We stand a chance
We stand a chance
Yeah, and I could be wrong, but you never know
We could stand the chance of a real love
Because I don't know what I might do next
No I'm surprised by this, frightened by this
Nothin' ever got me so out of my head, baby
We stand a chance
We stand a chance
Yeah, and I could be wrong, but you never know
We could stand the chance of a real love
Oh, God knows I love you
God knows I do,
Baby will you let me just prove it to you
Come here to me baby, come here to me now
I want to talk to you, talk to you
And tell you somehow, that
We stand a chance
We stand a chance
Yeah, and I could be wrong, but you never know
We could stand the chance of a real love
I'm so moved, I'm so changed
My whole world is a fountain of flame
We stand a chance
We stand a chance
Yeah, and I could be wrong, but you never know
We could stand the chance of a real love
Writer: TOM PETTY
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Straight into Darkness
There was a little girl, I used to know her
I still think about her, time to time
There was a moment when I really loved her
Then one day the feeling just died
We went straight into darkness
Out over the line
Yeah straight into darkness
Straight into night
I remember flying out to London
I remember the feeling at the time
Out the window of the 747
Man there was nothin', only black sky
We went straight into darkness
Out over the line
Yeah straight into darkness
Straight into night
Oh give it up to me, I need it hey
Girl, I know a good thing when I see it
Baby wrong or right, I need it hey
I don't believe the good times are over
I don't believe the thrill is all gone
Real love is a man's salvation
The weak ones fall the strong carry on
Straight into darkness
Out over the line
Yeah straight into darkness
Straight into night
We went straight into darkness
Out over the line
Yeah straight into darkness
Straight into night
I still think about her, time to time
There was a moment when I really loved her
Then one day the feeling just died
We went straight into darkness
Out over the line
Yeah straight into darkness
Straight into night
I remember flying out to London
I remember the feeling at the time
Out the window of the 747
Man there was nothin', only black sky
We went straight into darkness
Out over the line
Yeah straight into darkness
Straight into night
Oh give it up to me, I need it hey
Girl, I know a good thing when I see it
Baby wrong or right, I need it hey
I don't believe the good times are over
I don't believe the thrill is all gone
Real love is a man's salvation
The weak ones fall the strong carry on
Straight into darkness
Out over the line
Yeah straight into darkness
Straight into night
We went straight into darkness
Out over the line
Yeah straight into darkness
Straight into night
Writer: Thomas Earl Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music
The Same Old You
Yeah I remember you back in '72
With your David Bowie hair and your platform shoes
A part-time job, sellin' fast food
But out on the street you were nobody's fool
Baby way down deep it's the same old you
Way down deep you ain't hiding the truth
Just for a minute you had me fooled
Baby way down deep it's the same old you
Well you can walk through the city on fire
You can try and turn away from the truth
Living life like a young politician
Sure of yourself and bullet-proof
But baby,
Way down deep it's the same old you
Way down deep you ain't hiding the truth
Just for a minute you had me confused
Baby way down deep it's the same old you
We could buy a '62 Cadillac
Put a Fender amplifier in the back
Drive straight to the heart of America
Turn up to ten, let that sucker blast
Baby way down deep it's the same old you
Way down deep you ain't hiding the truth
Just for a minute you had me fooled
Baby way down deep it's the same old you
With your David Bowie hair and your platform shoes
A part-time job, sellin' fast food
But out on the street you were nobody's fool
Baby way down deep it's the same old you
Way down deep you ain't hiding the truth
Just for a minute you had me fooled
Baby way down deep it's the same old you
Well you can walk through the city on fire
You can try and turn away from the truth
Living life like a young politician
Sure of yourself and bullet-proof
But baby,
Way down deep it's the same old you
Way down deep you ain't hiding the truth
Just for a minute you had me confused
Baby way down deep it's the same old you
We could buy a '62 Cadillac
Put a Fender amplifier in the back
Drive straight to the heart of America
Turn up to ten, let that sucker blast
Baby way down deep it's the same old you
Way down deep you ain't hiding the truth
Just for a minute you had me fooled
Baby way down deep it's the same old you
Writer: MICHAEL W. CAMPBELL, TOM PETTY
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Between Two Worlds
I got a dirty, dirty feelin'
That I just can't shake
Yeah my brain keeps burnin'
And my body just aches
I know a woman's body
Is only flesh and bone
A woman's body is
Only flesh and bone
How come I can't let go?
I'm between two worlds
I said oh yeah, I'm out of my mind
I'm between two worlds
There's a lot of people talkin'
'Bout the danger zone
There's adventure novels
'Bout takin' to the road
I know a woman's body
Is only flesh and bone
How come I can't let go
I'm between two worlds
That I just can't shake
Yeah my brain keeps burnin'
And my body just aches
I know a woman's body
Is only flesh and bone
A woman's body is
Only flesh and bone
How come I can't let go?
I'm between two worlds
I said oh yeah, I'm out of my mind
I'm between two worlds
There's a lot of people talkin'
'Bout the danger zone
There's adventure novels
'Bout takin' to the road
I know a woman's body
Is only flesh and bone
How come I can't let go
I'm between two worlds
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A Wasted Life
I know you're walkin' down a lonely street
I know you can't get out of the heat
Baby it's alright
Don't have a wasted life
I know you have to feel a little used up
And no one can give you enough
Baby hold on tight
Don't have a wasted life
I love you too much
Don't have a wasted life
I love you too much
They give it to you from the time you're born
You keep tryin' to make one more score
Baby it's alright
You gotta stand and fight
So when you're lonely and you feel let down
You can call me I'll come around
And treat you nice
Don't have a wasted life
I love you too much uh, uh, uh, don't have a wasted life
I know you can't get out of the heat
Baby it's alright
Don't have a wasted life
I know you have to feel a little used up
And no one can give you enough
Baby hold on tight
Don't have a wasted life
I love you too much
Don't have a wasted life
I love you too much
They give it to you from the time you're born
You keep tryin' to make one more score
Baby it's alright
You gotta stand and fight
So when you're lonely and you feel let down
You can call me I'll come around
And treat you nice
Don't have a wasted life
I love you too much uh, uh, uh, don't have a wasted life
Writer: Thomas Earl Petty
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Gone Gator Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Long After Dark is the fifth studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released November 2, 1982, on Backstreet Records. Notable for the MTV hit "You Got Lucky", the album was also the band's first to feature Howie Epstein on bass and harmony vocals. Epstein's vocals are prevalent throughout the album and from that point on, became an integral part of the Heartbreakers' sound.
Two other singles from the album were released, "Change of Heart" and "Straight into Darkness". The first of these joined "You Got Lucky" in the Billboard top 40. In July 2018, "Keep a Little Soul", an outtake from Long After Dark, was released as the first single to promote Petty's box set An American Treasure. "Keeping Me Alive", another outtake from the sessions for the album, was a Petty favorite, and was eventually released on his and the Heartbreakers' 1995 box set Playback, as well as on An American Treasure.
On August 30, 2024, the Tom Petty estate announced the release of an expanded Deluxe Edition of the album, featuring twelve new tracks, including live and previously unreleased songs.
In addition to streaming services, this Deluxe Edition will be available on (numbered) Vinyl and CD, including a new Dolby Atmos remix, on October 18, 2024.
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Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersTwo other singles from the album were released, "Change of Heart" and "Straight into Darkness". The first of these joined "You Got Lucky" in the Billboard top 40. In July 2018, "Keep a Little Soul", an outtake from Long After Dark, was released as the first single to promote Petty's box set An American Treasure. "Keeping Me Alive", another outtake from the sessions for the album, was a Petty favorite, and was eventually released on his and the Heartbreakers' 1995 box set Playback, as well as on An American Treasure.
On August 30, 2024, the Tom Petty estate announced the release of an expanded Deluxe Edition of the album, featuring twelve new tracks, including live and previously unreleased songs.
In addition to streaming services, this Deluxe Edition will be available on (numbered) Vinyl and CD, including a new Dolby Atmos remix, on October 18, 2024.
Genre(s): Heartland rock, pop rock, new wave
Producer(s): Jimmy Iovine, Tom Petty
Length: 37:44
Released: November 2nd, 1982
Year: 1982