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| 1. |
| 3:45 | 
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| 2. |
| 3:41 | 
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Written by John Mellencamp
Two veteran lovers french kiss in the doorway Their ears are cold but their hearts are so warm A country band playin' down the street just a little ways They're whiskey wild, they keep it up until dawn CHORUS: Small Paradise I glad to see everything's alright with you Alright then hold me tight - kiss me Small Paradise A neon sign blinks outside in the pouring rain It's ladies night free drinks until 10 Some people walk on by, hey girl don't I know you, won't you come on in Well it ain't love but it ain't bad CHORUS CHORUS |
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| 3. |
| 3:54 |
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Written by John Mellencamp
Well I hear in Miami they have a lot of girls Who toast their flesh in the sun Living on allowances they receive from the old man at home To keep up appearances to have fun CHORUS: Hey baby Living in Miami I know you're hip to those hotel alibis I know you're nowhere near twenty But I ain't the kind to kiss and tell or tell lies Well they are easy to look at, they are hard to hold They have high opinions of themselves But at night you can find them drinking in the bar Wishing that they could find somebody else CHORUS Well they pull and tug on their high fashion clothes As they strip off their armor in their apartment bedrooms They wish that somewhere they can find a spark Well their sights and visions and dreams are set high They think the world can be won with a smile I hear 'em giggle out loud, lost in the crowd Give me a cuddle when we get outside CHORUS Hey baby Living in Miami I know you're hip to those hotel alibis I know you're nowhere near twenty But I ain't the kind to kiss and tell or tell lies |
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| 4. |
| 4:31 |
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| 5. |
| 4:49 |
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Written by John Mellencamp
Well I see you've got a new boyfriend Got your mixed up husband too I got 25 dollars in my pocket Want me to spend it all on you But I know that you cheat on all of us That's just the way that you do Hey, girl, I don't care where you've been I know, I've been there too Chorus: Woo, woo baby, Do you think that's fair? Do we really have to be so lonely and so scared Woo, woo baby, Do you think that's fair? Well I know this is up to me and you We make this thing turn out like we want to Well, last time I thought about you Didn't really think that much And the last time we spoke you said You were afraid of my touch And then you went your way I stumbled down a highway, I went mine You know, I think it's funny the Way infatuation gets beat up by the time CHORUS Well I see your life has evolved Into one big masquerade And all of those old fools you used to run to They shot you full of old age Well, don't go expecting too much no, no From this new love affair Probably fall flat on its face No one to pick you up, no one who cares CHORUS |
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| 5:36 |
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I've been walking the streets in the evening Racing through the human jungle at night I'm so confused my mind is indifferent Hey, I'm so weak won't somebody turn off the light Electricity runs through the video As I watch from this hole I call home All the stony's are dancin' to the radio And I got the world calling me up here tonight on the phone Chorus: I need a lover that won't drive me crazy Some girl to thrill me and then go away I need a lover that won't drive me crazy Some girl that knows the meaning of Hey hit the highway Well I'm not wiped out by this poolroom life I'm living Gonna quit this job, go to school, or head back home Well, I'm not asking to be loved or be forgiven I just can't face shaken in this bedroom one more night alone I need a lover that won't drive me crazy I need a lover that won't drive me crazy I need a lover that won't drive me crazy Some girl that knows the meaning of Hey hit thte highway |
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| 7. |
| 4:00 |
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Written by John Mellencamp
In the cool of the evening I don't know the reason But I long to touch Some young tender hearts sometimes So I go to this party With a bunch of me hardies They say don't get too cute Don't get too smart 'Cause these people are crazy They toot coke and drink wang-too And they talk in some crazy tongue There's a slit-eyed lady Say'n don't you be so stupid I may be old but I'm still good fun Still good fun Yeah I'm still good fun Well I ain't that choosy I'll flip-flop with a floozy If I figure there's no strings attached But sometimes I loose my feet Underneath the back seat And I have to fly my heart at half mast Well this old bitty She was smart and she was witty She was really out of control you know It was stumble or fall I had my back to the wall I didn't know to bet on win, place or show Chorus: Welcome to Chinatown, she said I'm gonna lay your body down, she said I ain't no queen, but I'm wearin' this crown She said Welcome to Chinatown Welcome to Chinatown Well she shimmered and she shook What she wanted she took She shook like some rickshaw ride She stuck her fingers down my throat 'Till I almost choked I thought I'd gone heaven and died Well she took me by the ear And said what do you want to hear boy You want to hear those crazy old lies I said nothing you can say girl Can drive me away Just check my complexion Make sure I'm still alive Chorus: Welcome to Chinatown, she said I'm gonna lay your body down, she said I ain't no queen, but I'm wearin' this crown She said Welcome to Chinatown Welcome to Chinatown Welcome to Chinatown Welcome to Chinatown |
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| 8. |
| 4:17 |
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Written by John Mellencamp
Well I'm all gassed up The Car is waitin' outside I got three more hours on this loser's job And then I'll be ready to ride I got this cowboy comin' with me This guy's name is Jeffrey Jack He can shoot the eyes out of a pool ball He can get the young girls into the sack We'll go down to the dance hall Locals will be kickin' up their heels They'll be drinkin' tequila sunrises Until the morning light fills up the window sills Chorus: And then I'll be with Sugar Marie She's the only girl I know that can make me forget about me Come on and dance with me Sugar Marie She don't ask me any questions when it's time to leave She works down at the truck stop Where she polishes the spoons She gets colas and burgers for the boys On those hot summer afternoons She's got this girlfriend named Linda Linda's got a tattoo that says Christ Well she ain't half bad to talk to And I reckon she looks pretty nice We'll drive down to the dance hall Sittin' there waitin' on me Jesus, you know it feels pretty good And sometimes I need some good ole company Chorus She don't ask any questions And she don't flirt with the other boys She belongs to me Sugar Marie Bridge: I never thought I needed no one I can make a big enough mess myself Oh, but when I finally found someone She made me respect myself Dance for me Sugar Marie Chorus Hey girl I wish we could tear the heart Out of this old town tonight |
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| 9. |
| 3:31 |
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Written by John Mellencamp
God gave Moses a few little rules And he said I want you to pass them around Take a look at those old tools I can't believe the shit that's going down You're supposed to have a good time But I think you take it a little too far Watchin' your life in vista-vision A monkey on your back, a brand new car Well Shakespeare threw down his pencil, Said I think I'm gonna start layin' brick Too much of this Romeo stuff enough to make Anybody sick "To be or not to be," I mean what's that supposed to mean I'm changin' my image tomorrow Be a groupie, make the scene Chorus: Pray for me if you want to If you don't want to don't stay Somebody shot the Vicar and the minister's on his way Sellin' open legs on the corner Punchin' Judy workin' uptown Pray for me if you want to Before some fool shoots you down The man in the cage is always for freedom The way of the transgressor is hard Cain and Abel and their old man Playin' croquet in the back yard Two guys beat up the sole survivor Up beat on the back street I don't really want to get involved Won't someone help me to my feet. Chorus |
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| 10. |
| 5:02 |
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Written by John Mellencamp
Oh yeah Well she started out, just to be a dancer Gonna make her livin' dancin' In the Broadway shows So she hitchhiked cross the country From Pasaroba to the Big Red Apple Where your dreams are made Your debts must be paid on time Well she wasn't used to livin' in the city So she took a job cleanin' up as a maid At the Grammercy Park Hotel And all her auditions They didn't turn out so pretty So she took a job dancin' At the bar down the street as well *I'll hold you close, Taxi Dancer And I'll listen to how your outgrew your dreams How they faded away I'll hold you close, Taxi Dancer We can pretend this floor is the Broadway stage Well I don't know how long or how far Her fortune did take her But I heard she sits alone drunk In a bar downtown on 42nd Street And sometimes an old Butch Will slip a quarter into the jukebox And she'll stagger to the bar And dance with that girl for free (*Repeat Chorus) Oh the stage, baby |
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| 11. |
| 3:09 |
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You've been checking some girls heart
For some tenderness But all you found this far Her credit card eyes and some pretentiousness Tell her you're gonna have to pass If she don't like it she can kiss your ass Cos all you wanted anyway Was your take home pay Take home pay, better spend it as fast as you can Take home pay, buy yourself a lover beats beatin’ it by hand You know what they say Money can't buy happiness But you 're feelin real good When you’re real well dressed And you're blowin them all away Spending your take home pay! |
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