We Won't Back Down

In celebration of Melanoma Awareness Month and with thanks to all of you melanoma warriors working to spread the message, especially the authors of the very fine blogs linked to this page, some very slightly altered lyrics to one my all time favorites, “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers…



Well we won't back down
No we won't back down
You have stood us up at the gates of hell
But we won't back down

No we'll stand our ground, won't be turned around
And we’ll keep this beast from draggin us down
gonna stand our ground
... and we won't back down

(we won't back down...)
Hey patients, there ain't no easy way out
(and we won't back down...)
hey we will stand our ground
and we won't back down

Well we know what's right, we got just one life
with a beast that keeps on pushin’ us around
but we'll stand our ground
...and we won't back down

(we won't back down...)
Hey patients, there ain't no easy way out
(and we won't back down...)
hey we will stand our ground
(we won't back down)
and we won't back down...

(I won't back down...)
Hey patients, there ain't no easy way out
(I won't back down)
hey I won't back down
(and I won't back down)
hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
(and I won't back down)
hey I will stand my ground
(and I won't back down)
and I won't back down
(I won't back down)
No I won't back down...

I just might give up my spot in a clinical trial to hear The Heartbreakers perform this one live for a large party at the Hotel. But then again, no!