Track 5 from their self-titled debut album released in 1976 copyright Shelter Records. The band from Gainesville, Florida took a while to launch. It took almost a year from the album’s release for it to make the Billboard chart, eventually reaching No. 55 in 1978. It achieved Gold status in 1988. Written by Tom Petty, RIP and produced by Denny Cordell. Featuring:

Tom Petty – Lead vocals, rhythm & acoustic guitars & keyboards
Mike Campbell – Lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars
Benmont Tench – Piano, Hammond B-3 organ & keyboards
Ron Blair – Bass, cello on “The Wild One, Forever”
Stan Lynch – Drums, piano on “Luna”
Special Guests:
Jeff Jourard – Rhythm guitars
Donald “Duck” Dunn – Bass on “Hometown Blues”
Emory Gordy – Bass on “Strangered in the Night”
Randall Marsh – Drums on “Hometown Blues”
Jim Gordon – Drums on “Strangered in the Night”
Noah Shark – Percussion
Charlie Souza – Sax on “Hometown Blues”
Phil Seymour – Background vocals on “Breakdown” & “American Girl”
Dwight Twilley – Background vocals on “Strangered in the Night”

Some friends of mine and me stayed up all through the night
Rockin' pretty steady till the sky went light
And didn't go to bed, didn't go to work
I picked up the telephone, told the boss he was a jerk
Your mama don't like it when you run around with me
But we got to hip your Mama that you got to live free
Don't need her, don't need school
You don't like your Daddy and you don't like rules

So, come on baby let's go, don't you hear the rock 'n' roll
Playin' on the radio, sounds so right
Girl, you better grab hold, everybody got to know
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine

Oh, oh-oh, oh my little baby
I'm a little bit shakin', I'm a little bit crazy
But I know what I want, I want it right now
While the electric guitars are playin' way up loud

Come on baby, let's go, don't you hear the rock 'n' roll?
Playin' on the radio, sounds so right
C'mon baby, grab hold, everybody got to know
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine
Anything that's rock 'n' roll's fine

Twenty dollar, oh, babe, it's so fine
Twenty dollar, this rock 'n' roll is so fine
Twenty dollar, this rock 'n' roll
Twenty dollar, this rock 'n' roll

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