“I Forgive It All” is one of many Tom Petty songs whose depth is even more obvious when paired with its official video. The video was directed by Sean Penn and Samuel Bayer (whose music video debut was Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”). In it, the protagonist, played by Anthony Hopkins, revisits...
[Verse 1]
Take my horse down to the water, let him graze awhile
Take my horse down to the water, let him graze awhile
I have not been down these roads since I was a child
I ain't broke and I ain't hungry, but I'm close enough to care
I ain't broke and I ain't hungry, but I'm close enough to care
Send my things to my niece, Laura, she'll keep 'em for me there
[Chorus]
I forgive it all, I forgive it all
With her, I forgive it all
[Verse 2]
There ain't no money in this deal, I just tag along
There ain't no money in this deal, I just tag along
Some things I feel right, somebody else thinks wrong
[Chorus]
I forgive it all, I forgive it all
With her, I forgive it all
[Verse 3]
People are what people make em', and that ain't gonna change
People are what people make 'em, and that ain't gonna change
There ain't nothing you can do, nothing you could rearrange
[Chorus]
But I forgive it all, I forgive it all
With her, I forgive it all
With her, I forgive it all
I Forgive It All was written by Tom Petty.
I Forgive It All was produced by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell & Ryan Ulyate.
Mudcrutch released I Forgive It All on Fri May 20 2016.
Rolling Stone said the song:
…contemplates poverty, wealth, aging and absolution.