You know sometimes, I don't know why,
But this old town seems so hopeless.
Yeah, I ain't really sure, but it seems I remember the good times
Were just a little bit more in focus.

But when she puts her arms around me
I can somehow rise above it.
Yeah, man when I got that little girl standin' right by my side,
You know, I can tell the whole wide world to shove it, hey!

Here comes my girl. Here comes my girl.
Yeah, and she looks so right, she is all I need tonight.

Every now and then I down to the end of the day
And I have to stop and ask myself why I've done it.
It just seems so useless to have to work so hard
And nothin' ever really seems to come from it.

But then she looks me in the eye and says,
"We're gonna last forever."
And man, you know I can't begin to doubt it.
No, . cause it just feels so good and so free and so right.
I know we ain't never goin' to change our minds about it - hey!

Here comes my girl. Here comes my girl.
Yeah, and she looks so right, she is all I need tonight. (Watch her walk.)

Every time it seems like there ain't nothin' left no more,
I find myself having to reach out and grab hold of something.
Yeah, I just catch myself waiting, wondering, worrying
About some silly little things that don't add up to nothin'.

But then she looks me in the eye and says,
"We're gonna last forever."
And man, you know I can't begin to doubt it.
No, 'cause it just feels so good and so free and so right.
I know we ain't never gonna' to change our minds about it - hey!

Here comes my girl. Here comes my girl.
Yeah, and she looks so right, she is all I need tonight.



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Track duration: 04:24

"Here Comes My Girl" as written by Tom Petty, Michael W. Campbell

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    General Comment:This makes me miss my X. The world doesn't seem as scary when he's around.
    Flag Indie_Queenon March 08, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:"and then she looks me in the ah-ah-eyes"
    my favorite part of the song :)
    tom petty is so adorable, i love him. hehe
    Flag jasssson March 26, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:One of his greatest songs. Sometimes all you need is your girl, and fuck everyone else because you know she's there for you. I dig how he says watch her walk during the solo. I can almost envision her walking! lol
    Flag convinceon December 17, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Moehead, that is a GREAT way to look at it. I'm not a parent so I've never actually thought of that aspect of the song but it's very sweet to think of it that way.

    This is one of my favorite Petty songs. I love it so much. It has a great meaning, anyway you look at it.
    Flag shaynalicia1on September 08, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This song always makes me smile and think of my daughter! :)
    Flag moeheadon July 27, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song so much. I saw Tom in concert and he sang this. It was amazing
    Flag Melissalev420on March 09, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Does it seem to anyone else that a lot of Petty's music from the 70s/80s is about his wife. Especially this song. It's sad because it seems like he really loved her. Now he has to sing all these songs that seem to be about her all the time.
    Flag bono_212on June 13, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:jamiescrying hit it right on the head.....when your troubles at are their worst, just thinking about your girl can make everything else just fade away
    Flag shed27on February 20, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:this is true
    Flag ffour4on December 26, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:So true. So true.
    Petty a great American poet.
    Flag Soloon November 01, 2004   Link

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