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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Keepin' Me Alive - Outtake, 1982 (2018) | Track profile | Dork

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Keepin' Me Alive - Outtake, 1982

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Keepin' Me Alive - Outtake, 1982

Release date: 28th September 2018

From An American Treasure CD2

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"Keepin' Me Alive - Outtake, 1982" is a track by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, from the album An American Treasure CD2, released 28th September 2018. Full lyrics are available below.

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Lyrics

Keepin' Me Alive - Outtake, 1982

They said love was a thing of the past

That these days nothing ever lasts

This old world is moving too fast

Well sometimes we ride around

She plays her radio up loud

If I was sad, well, I'm happy now

And it feels so good to know

I got you where you belong

Here in my heart, right by my side

Honey you're getting me by

Yeah you're keeping me alive

I got a job, I work hard

These days the money don't go very far

It's hard enough keeping gas in the car

But sometimes we ride around

She plays the radio up load

If I was sad, well, I'm happy now

And it feels so good to know

I got you where you belong

Here in my heart, right by my side

Honey you're getting me by

Yeah you're keeping me alive

And it feels so good to know

I got you where you belong

Here in my heart, right by my side

Honey you're getting me by

Yeah you're keeping me alive

Yeah you're keeping me alive

Yeah you're keeping me alive

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Track details

From An American Treasure CD2

2018

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An American Treasure CD2

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Release year

2018

—Don’t Treat Me Like A Stranger - 2018 Remaster
—You Can Still Change Your Mind (Album track from Hard Promises—May 5, 1981)
—A Woman In Love (It’s Not Me) (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA—June 28, 1981)
—Walkin’ From The Fire (Previously unreleased track from Southern Accents sessions—March 1, 1984)
—The Damage You’ve Done (Alternate version from Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough) sessions—1987)
—Rebels (Alternate version from Southern Accents sessions—1985)
—Deliver Me (Alternate version from Long After Dark sessions—1982)
—Keep a Little Soul (Outtake, 1982)
—The Apartment Song (Demo recording (with Stevie Nicks)—1984)
—Alright For Now (Album track from Full Moon Fever—April 24, 1989)
—Clear The Aisles (Live concert announcement by Tom Petty, The Forum, Inglewood, CA—June 28, 1981)
—Concert Intro (Live introduction by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Forum, Inglewood, CA—June 28, 1981)
—Even The Losers (Live at Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY—1989
—King Of The Hill (Early take (with Roger McGuinn)—November 23, 1987)
—King’s Road (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA—June 28, 1981
—Keepin' Me Alive - Outtake, 1982
—The Best Of Everything (Alternate version from Southern Accents sessions—March 26, 1985)
—Straight Into Darkness - Alternate Version, 1982

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