Lyrics to
Century City

This version of Century City was released by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers in 1979.

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Sometimes I wanna leave you
Sometimes I wanna go
Right back where I came from
Back where I belong
But it never lasts for too long
Always goes away
Well I still don’t look for reasons
That’s much too hard these days

Why worry about the rain?
Why worry about the problem?
Honey Century City’s got everything covered

Well your mama gave you lovin’
Mama held you near
Baby mama can’t do nothin’
Honey mama just ain’t here
And you can pretend all you want to
But that won’t work no more
No you can’t run back to daddy
Yeah you tried that once before

Why worry about your father?
Why worry about your mother?
Honey Century City’s got everything covered

We’re gonna live in Century City
Go ahead and give in, Century City
Like modern men, modern girls
We’re gonna live in the modern world

We’re gonna live in Century City
Go ahead and give in, Century City
Like modern men, modern girls
We’re gonna live in the modern world

Sometimes I get discouraged
Sometimes I feel so down
Sometimes I get so worried
But I don’t know what about
But it works out in the long run
Always goes away
And I’ve come now to accept it
It’s a reoccurring phase

Don’t worry about the rain
Don’t worry about the problem
Honey Century City’s got everything covered

We’re gonna live in Century City
We’re gonna live in Century City
We’re gonna live in Century City
We’re gonna live in Century City

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About Lyrics and Century City by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

The lyrics to Century City are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers in 1979. Elements of the lyrics to Century City are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Century City back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Century City by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Century City" means the words set to the music of Century City, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Century City and the lyrics to Century City are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers who came here looking just for the lyrics to Century City, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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