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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Keeping Me Alive (1995) | Track profile | Dork

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Through the Cracks
Keeping Me Alive

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Keeping Me Alive

Release date: 20th November 1995

From Through the Cracks

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"Keeping Me Alive" is a track by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, from the album Through the Cracks, released 20th November 1995. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Keeping Me Alive

They said love was a thing of the past

That these days nothing ever lasts

This old world is movin' 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

Yeah 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 Through the Cracks

1995

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Album

Through the Cracks

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Release year

1995

—Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (Demo Version)
—I Can't Fight It
—Depot Street
—On the Street
—Cry to Me
—Moon Pie
—The Damage You've Done (Country Version)
—Keeping Me Alive
—The Image of Me
—The Apartment Song (Demo Version)
—Turning Point
—Big Boss Man
—Since You Said You Loved Me

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Tom Petty
Producer: George Drakoulias, Jimmy Iovine, Tom Petty
Engineer: Shelly Yakus
Guitar: Mike Campbell, Tom Petty
Bass Guitar: Howie Epstein
Bongos: Phil Jones
Lead Vocals: Tom Petty
Organ: Benmont Tench
Percussion: George Drakoulias