Listen to Her Heart Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You think you're gonna take her away
With your money and your cocaine
You keep thinking that her mind is gonna change
But I know everything is okay
[Chorus]
She's gonna listen to her heart
It's gonna tell her what to do
She might need a lot of loving
But she don't need you
[Verse 2]
You want me to think that I'm being used
You want her to think it's over
You can't see it doesn't matter what you do
Buddy, you don't even know her
[Chorus]
She's gonna listen to her heart
It's gonna tell her what to do
She might need a lot of loving
But she don't need you
[Bridge]
And you just can't creep up behind her
And you can't understand that she's my girl
She's my girl
You think you're gonna take her away
With your money and your cocaine
You keep thinking that her mind is gonna change
But I know everything is okay
[Chorus]
She's gonna listen to her heart
It's gonna tell her what to do
She might need a lot of loving
But she don't need you
[Verse 2]
You want me to think that I'm being used
You want her to think it's over
You can't see it doesn't matter what you do
Buddy, you don't even know her
[Chorus]
She's gonna listen to her heart
It's gonna tell her what to do
She might need a lot of loving
But she don't need you
[Bridge]
And you just can't creep up behind her
And you can't understand that she's my girl
She's my girl
[Chorus]
Yeah, she's gonna listen to her heart
It's gonna tell her what to do
She might need a lot of loving
But she don't need you
Yeah, she's gonna listen to her heart
It's gonna tell her what to do
She might need a lot of loving
But she don't need you
About
Genius Annotation
In this song Petty is describing the battle for his Being as he becomes rich and famous.
Money and fame often lead people to, involuntarily, abandon their character and become a caricature.
This won’t happen to Petty because he is aware of this danger and is poised to not his Being as his life quickly changes.
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- 1.Breakdown
- 6.Listen to Her Heart
- 11.Refugee
- 13.Even the Losers
- 16.The Waiting
- 18.Something Big
- 20.Insider
- 22.You Got Lucky
- 23.Change of Heart
- 25.The Same Old You
- 26.Rebels
- 28.Southern Accents
- 33.Jammin’ Me
- 36.Think About Me
- 37.A Self-Made Man
- 38.Free Fallin’
- 41.Yer So Bad
- 43.Alright for Now
- 44.Learning to Fly
- 46.All Or Nothin’
- 47.Out in the Cold
- 48.Built to Last
- 51.Casa Dega
- 53.Trailer
- 54.Cracking Up
- 60.Down The Line
- 66.On the Street
- 67.Depot Street
- 68.Cry to Me
- 70.I Can’t Fight It
- 73.Keeping Me Alive
- 74.Turning Point
- 77.Big Boss Man
- 78.The Image of Me
- 79.Moon Pie
- 85.Travelin’
- 87.Wooden Heart
- 89.You Get Me High
- 91.You Come Through
Credits
Producers
Writer
Hammond B-3 Organ
Piano
Guitar
Lead Vocals
Mixing Engineer
Engineer
Mixed At
Bass Guitar
Label
Keyboards
Drums
Recorded At
Shelter Studio, Hollywood
Released on
May 2, 1978
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