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Artist: Tom Petty
Canonical path: /tom-petty/only-a-broken-heart
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Only a Broken Heart
Read Only a Broken Heart lyrics by Tom Petty on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Only a Broken Heart
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Here comes that feeling I've seen in your eyes
Back in the old days, before the hard times
But I'm not afraid anymore
It's only a broken heart
I know the place where you keep your secrets
Out of the sunshine, down in a valley
But I'm not afraid anymore
It's only a broken heart
What would I give, to start all over again
To clean up my mistakes
Stand in the moonlight, stand under heaven
Wait for an answer, hold out forever
But don't be afraid anymore
It's only a broken heart
What would I give, to start all over again
To clean up my mistakes
I know your weakness, you've seen my dark side
The end of the rainbow is always a long ride
But I'm not afraid anymore
It's only a broken heart
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Tom Petty performs "Only a Broken Heart", and this lyric page sits inside the Tom Petty catalog on LyroVerse.
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