Only A Broken Heart Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Evezero 

Cover art for Only A Broken Heart lyrics by Tom Petty

I don't think he's singing about hopelessness. . . I think he's saying that he knows there aren't any guarrantees that he won't get his heart broken again. . .and it's a long hard road. . .but he'd rather have the chance to put it on the line again. And that's scary because who the hell knows what will happen then. But who knows what's at the end of the rainbow either?