La canción I Wont Back Down, escrita por Tom Petty y Jeff Lynne, es una de las canciones más emblemáticas de Petty. Fue inspirada después de que un incendio provocado por un incendiario destruyera su casa en 1987. Petty utilizó la canción como un vehículo para recuperar su sentido de determinación.
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 stand my ground Won't be turned around And I keep this world from draggin' me down Gonna stand my ground And I won't back down
Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out Hey, I, will stand my ground, And I won't back down
Well, I know what's right And I got just one life In a world that keeps on pushin' me around But I stand my ground And I won't back down
Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out Hey, I, will stand my ground, And I won't back down
Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out Hey, I, won't back down
Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out Hey, I, will stand my ground and I won't back down No, I won't back down