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I Wont Back Down Lyrics

Artist: Tom Petty

Well I won't back down
No I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down

No I'll stand my ground, won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin me down
gonna stand my ground
... and I won't back down

Chorus:
(I won't back down...)
Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
(and I won't back down...)
hey I will stand my ground
and I won't back down

Well I know what's right, I got just one life
in a world that keeps on pushin me around
but I'll stand my ground
...and I won't back down

(I won't back down...)
Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
(and I won't back down...)
hey I will stand my ground
(I won't back down)
and I won't back down...

(I won't back down...)
Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
(I won't back down)
hey I won't back down
(and I won't back down)
hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
(and I won't back down)
hey I will stand my ground
(and I won't back down)
and I won't back down
(I won't back down)
No I won't back down...

Comments/Interpretations
by Steph on 5/10/2008 5:55am I love this song it reminds me so much about my dad!
by Kay on 5/10/2008 11:54pm Love this song!
by Zeth on 5/20/2008 2:54pm This is the song i sent to my girlfriend when i was gonna do anything to win her back and this song let her know that I WON'T BACK DOWN....I WILL STAND MY GROUND!!! this song rocks
by rob on 5/21/2008 11:26pm best song ever
by Joe on 5/24/2008 12:22pm This is one of my top ten of all time. My students love this song and it's a song that inspires courage, mental toughness, and doing what the F you want to do!!!
by Chandler on 5/28/2008 10:21pm I love this song! xD The meaning is awsome!!!!
by Matt on 5/29/2008 10:48pm Yeah this song is really good. This song can teach you what confidence you may need in life.
by Matt on 5/30/2008 5:31am What a Song. This can teach people confiedence in life.
by Lee on 5/30/2008 8:23pm This song is amazing its 1 of my favourites
by william butler (Canada) on 6/1/2008 5:40pm Just heard this song over the end credits of the Kevin Spacey TV Movie "Re-Count" Terrific movie and song.
by me on 6/4/2008 2:58pm woot woot love this song =]
by Foxfire on 6/10/2008 5:14am One of the most inspiring songs ever! I love it!
by yman on 6/20/2008 1:15am hay zeth do u think thats maybe the reason why you guys broke up because you wont back down maybe you need to let it go
by luke on 7/11/2008 5:43am yman, i had the same thoughts.. some people just dont understand love, its a two-way-road, not mine mine mine, oh look your now leaving..i better do ANYTHING to get my way
by skydancer on 7/12/2008 4:34am ya it is a great song for all that stuff and it remindes me of what me and my girlfriend feel when we r together
by Ananomous Joe on 7/21/2008 1:09am Yeah...THIS BAND ROCKS.. RIP HEATH LEDGER
by Micheal VIck on 7/21/2008 4:35pm This is the song I play during the dog fights
by Marcus VIck on 7/23/2008 11:58am lmao @ my brother. oh and yeah i listen to this song when i kiss my girlfriend on the face, on purpose, whenever me and my girflriend kiss and stuff, reminds me of kisses with her
by Schmitty on 8/1/2008 11:37am Great Song.
by Kyle McSluwdem on 8/16/2008 7:01pm Tom Petty is a G, and this song is xxtra crispy.
by 4pack4 on 8/24/2008 2:30pm when i got jumped by six guys afterwards i thought of this song
by Ron Paul on 9/3/2008 2:46am I masterbate and listen to this song. Then when Im about to cum I say freedommmmmmmm
by John on 9/3/2008 4:31pm this song has helped me keep fighting to get the girl of my dreams
by nicole on 9/6/2008 9:04pm yeah this song is very inspiring right now for me. I know my rights, and it makes me want to use them
by shellman on 9/15/2008 2:21pm has a great Christian theme
by sinjin on 9/19/2008 1:33pm that is the coolest song i ever heard
by roger c on 9/28/2008 6:45am this song says it all more people should prescibe to this philosiphy
by the lump on 9/28/2008 6:50am don't understand what it means
by gman on 9/29/2008 6:02pm i agree with shellman, it does have a great christian theme!
by Alberto Segovia on 9/29/2008 8:20pm This is a great song,but you shouid add notes for instruments,so people could play the song.
by jeff on 10/9/2008 9:22pm I WONT BACK DOWN I'LL STAND MY GROUND! :D
by Andrew on 10/26/2008 3:37pm HEYYYYYY BABYY! :)
by lisa on 11/4/2008 11:09pm is it on barn yard
by lisa on 11/4/2008 11:12pm is it on barn yard the moive
by lisa why wont you adddddd on 11/4/2008 11:17pm ddddddddddddddddddddd
by Baby J on 11/9/2008 12:41pm this is the best song ever it shows the cofidence everyone needs to have and i think tom did a good job pointing that out
by tyler hansbrough on 11/19/2008 10:44pm me and my UNC teammates make to each other during this song
by payge on 12/2/2008 8:50am this song is real ace!!! i really like this band!!
by lolgay on 12/14/2008 8:49am Badger custard fork barn torch crawdad
by bob on 1/6/2009 4:27pm by the way for you'll who dont know...this was originally a johnny cash song so this dude didnt make up the lyrics or anything just wanted to say
by yup on 1/14/2009 3:55am try checking out the pearl jam version on the gorge live disk 3
by suliman on 1/15/2009 3:02pm I got this for the theme song the millon doller baby got 15 out of 25 with it pretty good for aperson that studders
by LEV on 1/19/2009 9:43pm THIS IS A VERY VERY COOL SONG
by Stormy on 1/20/2009 4:35pm ^,^ LOVE THIS SONG!! it reminds me of last year when i got sent to the principals office for haveing and ipod in school- i had just listened to that song "you can stand me up at the gats of hell"(prinipals offic)"and ill stand my ground (run away screaming) lol
by awesomeCHICK on 1/26/2009 6:36pm this is a song i would listen o if I was ever fighting a horrible disease. ex. cancer, mono, diabetes etc. and it is from barnyard the movie. i like it from the movie better
by lilweeby on 1/26/2009 10:34pm awsome
by n on 1/30/2009 8:29pm Good!!!
by murphy on 2/3/2009 12:05am to bob your a f ing retard tom petty wrote this song you retard jonny cash made a cover of it right before he died and "this dude" how do you not know tom petty especially if you know of jonny cash
by chris on 2/7/2009 9:50pm this song tells you that youll need courage to get through your life it inspires people to be thier best and to never back down from your challenges
by tom1 on 2/8/2009 10:44am this song is the greatest its got me through some hard times
by timothy on 2/21/2009 3:11pm I like your song Tom
by timothy on 2/21/2009 3:11pm I like your song Tom
by Barnlby on 3/8/2009 9:14pm Best song ever
by Sid on 3/16/2009 11:58pm I play this song when My cell mate wants to make love
by Shawna on 3/23/2009 5:57pm Go tom petty!
by Shock on 4/22/2009 5:09am Freaking rules!!! this is my favorite song because i gotta do a music related PowerPoint in school for it lol it sucks...
by whoever i am on 5/27/2009 7:44pm this song freaking RULES!!!
by Marie on 8/4/2009 11:23am I will stand my ground, and I WONT back down.
by Vin Vin on 8/18/2009 9:01pm Hell Yeah. Best song. Gets addictive.. Heard it on Barnyard.lol.. Love it =]
by lone wolf on 12/14/2009 12:09am remembered my first fight with my enemy this song tells me kill or be killed
by Jacob on 1/19/2010 6:26pm I first heard this song on the movie "Barnyard" and i loved it ever since!
by Sean on 1/21/2010 11:45am Great song
by laidie killuh on 2/4/2010 5:44pm i love this song sooo much :)
by Christie on 2/11/2010 11:30am Tom petty is just the shit
by Graham on 3/2/2010 10:47pm great song
by Amy-Vai on 3/3/2010 12:31pm Great Song I love It ... ;)
by bassface20/20 on 3/16/2010 2:40pm i think of my life when i here this song with soccer and all
by Dan the Love Rhino on 4/3/2010 3:27pm Hey it's just a song Live your dang life. I like it this is not philosophy!
by Faithie on 4/4/2010 7:53am This is a great song I prefer the barnyard version sung by ben the cow Faithie
by Chindian on 5/5/2010 1:43pm this song is great!
by Tiffany on 6/11/2010 2:04pm Love this song. No matter what.
by Simon on 6/27/2010 8:43pm Oh erazo i'm'a go sure slow i get closer when the wind blow and i see your crow neither on promo like you say, "fo-sho" i say i love yo lol this is a great song, i love it
by stu on 7/4/2010 2:21pm Simon you are an idiot.
by stu on 7/4/2010 2:25pm Simon just fool'n around.
by fucktards on 7/21/2010 11:09am all of you. fucktards. drink bleach.
by Jack M. on 8/7/2010 11:38am A Great song, also Johnny Cash and Pearl Jam did it. Tom Petty is a Genius.
by SILVERSIDE on 8/9/2010 1:08pm This song is so wonderful.It's even in that move Barnyard on nickolodeon!
by Melody on 8/14/2010 10:15am I think of this as a great Christian song. Think about it.
by Jordan on 9/6/2010 12:35pm I really like the Johnny Cash version of this song!
by *Snake* on 9/10/2010 1:46am Awsome song love it :D
by TheLonelyIsland on 9/19/2010 11:41am This song makes me jizz in my pants.
by john williams on 11/1/2010 5:39pm a magic song awesome
by atheists.2hell.com on 11/4/2010 3:04pm 'I know whats right, I got just one life' Anything else need to be said about not compromising your principles?
by coder on 11/12/2010 8:21am i wacht the movie of this song, its awsome
by Danny on 11/16/2010 7:46pm cooooool
by j da kid on 11/21/2010 8:50am chea
by Ernesto on 11/27/2010 8:25am This song is the soundtrack to my life man. ive been pushed around and im tired of it. and i wont back down. best song ever
by mel jenkins on 12/1/2010 10:07am my boyfrind picked this song is it good 4 couples?
by Craig on 12/9/2010 2:37pm The song to listen to when you need that extra strength to stay on course,some things in life aren't easy,this will help ya through to the other side :-)
by baddest man alive on 12/10/2010 6:43am and i wont back down, nooo ill stand my ground you can put me up at the gates of hell and ill stand my ground...and i wont back down
by Frank Charles Pisani on 1/4/2011 8:34pm Describes my character, Harry Archer perfectly in my soon to be published novel, MIA: A HERO'S RETURN
by cathys on 1/11/2011 7:06pm just love tom petty
by sarah anderson on 2/9/2011 10:24am this song is in that one movie with talking animals and the coyotes its a very good song
by zack on 2/10/2011 7:54pm awsome
by poop on 2/16/2011 7:50pm aeryewryteryery
by Tony C on 2/21/2011 8:47pm A friend of mine just killed himself. He was always a fan of great rock! I walked into a pub to have a beer (remember him) and reflect a bit, I believe in his last moments I was one of last that he thought about. As I approached the door, this is what I heard. "just one life" He may have been facing jail time and he wasn't backing down at the "gates of Hell"! Still at the pub, another great gone. This song now has a new meaning to me and "I won't back down". I now have a new strength and a new song that feeds it. Thanks Tom & thanks Mike. "Well I know what's right, I got just one life in a world that keeps on pushin me around but I'll stand my ground ...and I won't back down" Live life to the fullest and fulfill your dreams everybody we've got much to accomplish here. Sincerely, TC
by ar on 2/26/2011 12:53pm awsome song it is my favourite it remind me of my friend fahad who is in canada he had that confiedent in his eyes
by a on 2/28/2011 10:32am Not only a bada** song but it has a even better meaning!
by Huessin badalacar on 2/28/2011 10:33am Not only a bada** song but it has a even better meaning!
by emma on 4/1/2011 8:49am love this song it is the best song ever omg!
by Me on 4/9/2011 6:20pm Just like Winston Churchill - "Never give in."
by stephanie on 4/21/2011 5:15pm love this song. makes me cry
by Petty rules01 on 4/23/2011 10:09am all of ya'll fuck-os have no idea wat your talkin about. Tom petty is a hero and legend. Just cause u like one of his songs doesnt mean anything. I no everything bout the lord himself(Tom Petty).
by Stacey on 4/23/2011 4:57pm This is such an amazing song I love it :)
by Catluvr on 5/5/2011 5:34pm I`ve been going through one of life`s seemingly impossible obstacles it gives us at some point in time. I have been fighting it for such a long time that I nearly gave up, UNTIL I heard this song! This song has given me courage, confidence, and determination so that I will over come this problem, even if YOU STAND ME UP AT THE GATES OF HELL, I WILL STAND MY GROUND, AND I WON`T BACK DOWN!!!♪!!!!
by Courtney R on 5/18/2011 9:17am Love this song, hadn't heard it in a while n it reminds me of My son. He's 13, need I say more! I gonna stand My ground n I won't back down!
by Colin on 5/23/2011 8:21pm I recently suffered the death of my father from cancer, and i'm only 13, but when i saw this in concert, and i was kneeling over my father's coffin, i remembered everything abobut him- he was a badass and a hard ass, but he got everything done, no matter what obstacles stood in his way, and all i could think of is this song. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, thank you so much for making my dad's song.
by Mark Patrik on 6/2/2011 2:51pm Really, Tom knowns what's real sence...
by vinnyme on 7/13/2011 6:32pm That's right
by josh on 7/19/2011 5:10pm it sucks
by Breezy Ice on 8/4/2011 9:25pm I heard this song on the movie "Barnyard."It made me cry a little but,i still loved it.I never stopped thinking about it
by pivoihyvgf on 9/9/2011 2:33pm BARNYARD UYVHGCGHRCTHRCT
by thejoker on 9/12/2011 5:21pm listen to words.... great meaning
by sasha on 9/19/2011 2:19am wow i love its so sensaional
by fart bubble on 9/28/2011 10:14am ilove musk
by SEASHELL on 10/31/2011 3:47pm tHIS SONG REMINDS ME WHEN I NEED TO KEEP THE BOUNDARIES I SET WITH MY CHILDREN, NOT MENTION MY CO-WORKERS, AND IT'S OKAY TO KEEP THEM
by Catluvr on 11/23/2011 11:51pm Hello again. This has been said many times and i'm going to repeat it, this song is full of meaning, but what that meaning is depends on how you interpret it. Listen to the song... YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT! This song tells you to keep your chin up, shoulders back, and keep a stiff upper lip (good quote, look it up.) when life wants to be cruel.
by Karen on 11/25/2011 9:24pm This song is one of 2 songs used by the nurses in the Australian Nursing Federation industrial action in Victoria 2011 in an attempt to stop the government from cutting numbers of nurses and bringing in unqualified staff to look after the patients; making nurses work split shifts; taking away patient to nurse ratios so one nurse could be responsible for 10 seriously ill patients; and for a pay rise to get the equivalent to other states in Australia as Victorian nurses are the lowest paid in Australia. Nurses are the public advocates. Why should the Victorian people accept such drastic cuts to their health care because the government has lost millions from other failed projects? Yep very appropriate for this great cause.
by Broken heart on 12/27/2011 3:50am My friend used to listen this song when he had blood cancer...he ddnt make it though but nw the sngs has great meaning to me
by Bailey on 5/28/2012 9:40pm This song is so amazing and just makes me cry every time cause I think of our soldiers and of what they have to do and this is one of the ways I think of how I live my life
by Eamon M on 6/26/2012 6:53pm Ive lived my life by this song for over 20 yrs. Whenever a tough challenge in life comes along I just blast this tune out and it reminds me just how to get through with it.. Awesome track cheers Tom...
by Mark Goldstein on 7/26/2012 1:36am YES!
by wizroyal on 9/13/2012 6:10pm great song indeed.
by colby on 10/14/2012 1:22pm My husband has abandon me and the kids for the the past 8months now, and refuse to come back because he was hold on by a woman whom he just met, for that, my self and the kids has been suffering and it has been heel of a struggle, but i decide to do all means to make sure that my family come together as it use to, then i went online there i saw so many good talk about this spell caster whose email is ogbologbotemple@gmail.com so i had to contact him and in just 4days as he has promised, my husband came home and his behavior was back to the man i got married to.I cant thank the spell caster enough what what he did for me, i am so grateful. I even spoke to the spell caster over the phone, to confirm his existence. His email again is: ogbologbotemple@gmail.com
by Fire on 12/27/2012 3:09pm Who's the jerk pushing his book.
by keshi on 1/26/2013 3:02pm My ex split up with me 2 months ago and i have been trying to get her back since and she has went no contact and just ignores me constantly i have pleaded and begged in texts messages for her to contact me but she wont, i want her back we where in a long distance relationship, i cry myself to sleep all the time yet she just ignores me and gets on with her life like i didn't exist , we where a couple for over a year, i tried my best to get her back but not was working out until i found a spell caster who help me and he cast a love spell for which i use in getting back my ex Email shamuspiritualtemple@gmail.com i will not stop publishing your name because you are great for helping me shamuspiritualtemple@gmail.com
by Barack Obama on 3/6/2013 7:48pm This is the liberal jam. Im sitting in the oval offic jamming out.
by lyle burgess on 3/11/2013 7:10am tom petty is awesome this song shows it as well!!!!!!
by Alex on 3/20/2013 9:04am Great song for staying motivated, keeping your chin up and facing life's challenges :) I only just discovered this song today, today is a good day.
by Vmurphy on 4/21/2013 6:47am This song is dedicated to an abusive husband. My husband! I work, bought my house with no help, take care of the kids, clean, cook, and go to school at night and cared for him when he had stage 3c colon cancer, but in his eyes I'm a piece of shit. Thanks for cheating on me all these years.

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