“Well I fought for you;
I fought too hard.
To do it all again babe,
It's gone too far.”

— Tom Petty

Change of Heart
Lyrics, Long After Dark (1982)

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“Well I fought for you;
I fought too hard.
To do it all again babe,
It's gone too far.”