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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
See the moon roll across the stars See the seasons turn like a heart Your father's days are lost to you This is your time here to do what you will do Your life is now your life is now your life is now In this undiscovered moment Lift your head up above the crowd We could shake this world If you would only show us how Your life is now Would you teach your children to tell the truth Would you take the high road if you could choose Do you believe you're a victim of a great compromise 'Cause I believe you could change your mind and change our lives (repeat chorus) Would you teach your children to tell the truth This is your time here to do what you will do (repeat chorus twice) |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
Better take a look
At my circle Better take a look around Tell all my friends Better take a look At the colors of the people Young without lovers Old without friends Better say a prayer For the poor and unhealthy Better sing a song For those who don’t care Let the people have the right To be different Young without lovers Old without friends Life is an abstraction And it tries to fool us all And it’s working so far it seems Brother against brother This world is such a mess Behind the drawn curtains So our thoughts can not be seen Better shake the hand Of the hated Better hear the words That don’t seem clear Better take a look around At what we’re doing Young without lovers Old without friends Better take a look At my circle Better take a look around Tell all of my friends Let the people have the right To be different Young without lovers Old without friends Young without lovers Old without friends Young without lovers Old without friends |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
Better take a look
At my circle Better take a look around Tell all my friends Better take a look At the colors of the people Young without lovers Old without friends Better say a prayer For the poor and unhealthy Better sing a song For those who don’t care Let the people have the right To be different Young without lovers Old without friends Life is an abstraction And it tries to fool us all And it’s working so far it seems Brother against brother This world is such a mess Behind the drawn curtains So our thoughts can not be seen Better shake the hand Of the hated Better hear the words That don’t seem clear Better take a look around At what we’re doing Young without lovers Old without friends Better take a look At my circle Better take a look around Tell all of my friends Let the people have the right To be different Young without lovers Old without friends Young without lovers Old without friends Young without lovers Old without friends |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
I've seen the Rollin' Stones
Forgot about Johnny Rotten Saw The Who back in '69 Saw Bobby Seal Talkin' to the Panthers Sayin' just what he had on his mind I saw Marlon Brando On a motorcycle He was actin' out rebellion I saw Rocky Stallone In an X-rated movie Called the Italian Stallion I've seen lots of things But I have not seen a lot of other things (But I know) You've got to stand for something Or you're gonna fall for anything You've gotta stand right up for somethin' Or you're gonna fall....for anything I saw Nikita Khrushchev Kissin' Fidel Castro Saw a man walkin' on the moon I saw Miss America In a girly magazine I bet you saw that too I've seen the London Bridge In the middle of the desert Seen 33 years go by I know the American people Paid a high price for justice And I don't know why Nobody seems to know why I know a lot of things But I don't know a lot of other things...Yeah Yeah Yeah You've got to stand for something Or you're gonna fall for anything You've gotta stand right up for somethin' Or you're gonna fall....for anything Well I've been to Harlem County And I've seen Paris, Texas And I've spent some time in Rome I know a lot of funny people In a lot of funny places But the Midwest is my home We've got to start respectin' this world Or it's gonna turn around and bite off our face You've got to stand for something Or you're gonna fall for anything You've got to stand for something Or you're gonna fall for anything...Yeah Yeah Yeah You've got to stand for something Or you're gonna fall for anything Yeah, you've gotta stand right up for somethin' Or you're gonna fall....for anything |
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from John Mellencamp - Cuttin Heads (2001)
Written by John Mellencamp
I'm in a worn out nervous condition over you I'm in a worn out nervous condition over you I thought we were having fun We were walking in the sun baby me and you Now you give me the cheek every time we kiss And I don't know what to do so Go ahead and break my heart It's your time to break my heart I'm in a worn out nervous condition over you I heard the miracle in your voice The miracle gave me no choice What am I gonna do here by myself I'm so afraid of being all by myself so Go ahead and break my heart It's your time to break my heart I'm in a worn out nervous condition over you I'm in a worn out nervous condition over you Go ahead and break my heart It's your time to break my heart Go ahead and break my heart It's your time to break my heart I'm in a worn out nervous condition over you I'm in a worn out nervous condition over you |
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from John Mellencamp - Cuttin Heads (2001)
Written by John Mellencamp
Women seem to like me They seem to like what I have to say When they see me out in public Women seem to look my way Women seem to treat me so gracious They sing me to sleep with a song But there always seems to be a problem Women don't seem to like me long Yeah Yeah Yeah Women seem to want me To stay with them all night We have so much in common Our futures really do seem bright Women seem to forgive me They seem to become my very good friends But when it comes time for a commitment The romance always seems to end They tell me all their stories We lay awake and talk all night Maybe it's me I don't know But in the morning there always seems to be some kind of fight La La La La La Well women seem to be so clever I love all the jokes that they tell Like my last boyfriend really hurt me in bed Hey but you seem to fit so well Women sure can hurt your feelings They can burn you down and not make a sound And then they call me up and say hey come over My husband has just left town They tell me all their stories We lay awake and laugh all night Maybe it's me I don't know But in the morning there always seems to be some kind of fight Women seem to love houses I've bought a couple for one or two Women seem to think all men are louses And I guess I think so too Women seem so much smarter Than your average Joe Women seem to be a little more intuitive And when they lie nobody knows Well women seem to know how to keep a secret They don't blabbermouth just for show Fifty percent of their charm is illusion And that is a good thing to know Women seem to like me They seem to like what I have to say And when they see me out in public Women seem to look my way Yeah Yeah Yeah Women seem to like They seem to like what I have to say La La La La La |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
Put your guns out on the table
Throw your bullets on the floor This weary old house can’t take it anymore From the ovens in the kitchen To the chains out in the dirt Rope hanging in the bedroom That’s some of our dirty work The distant sleeping shadows That lie out in the yard The wind that distorts the meanings Of who we really are Saluting of ourselves As we pass by our mirrors This show of phony adulation Just masquerades all our fears So we open up our eyes at midnight See the setting of the sun Foundation is crumbling The inner structure’s gone Used up by corruption And the passage of time We hope we’ve got some fight left Cause our children Our children are dying So we think that forgiveness Is a God given right And equality for all Is just a waste of our time With our nickel plated Jesus Chained around are necks Handing out verses of scripture Like we wrote it down ourselves Respect that we once had Went up the water spout Tried to keep it secret But the secret was found out Got to thinking high and mighty Like everything was a lock Some now say this house Can be taken without a shot So the hole gets dug deeper With every wedding bell And we sell each other down the road Until there’s nothing left to sell And slowly but surely We disappear without a trace We point our fingers at each other And say what the hell happened to this place Without a shot Without a shot Without a shot |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
Put your guns out on the table
Throw your bullets on the floor This weary old house can’t take it anymore From the ovens in the kitchen To the chains out in the dirt Rope hanging in the bedroom That’s some of our dirty work The distant sleeping shadows That lie out in the yard The wind that distorts the meanings Of who we really are Saluting of ourselves As we pass by our mirrors This show of phony adulation Just masquerades all our fears So we open up our eyes at midnight See the setting of the sun Foundation is crumbling The inner structure’s gone Used up by corruption And the passage of time We hope we’ve got some fight left Cause our children Our children are dying So we think that forgiveness Is a God given right And equality for all Is just a waste of our time With our nickel plated Jesus Chained around are necks Handing out verses of scripture Like we wrote it down ourselves Respect that we once had Went up the water spout Tried to keep it secret But the secret was found out Got to thinking high and mighty Like everything was a lock Some now say this house Can be taken without a shot So the hole gets dug deeper With every wedding bell And we sell each other down the road Until there’s nothing left to sell And slowly but surely We disappear without a trace We point our fingers at each other And say what the hell happened to this place Without a shot Without a shot Without a shot |
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from John Mellencamp - Rough Harvest (2005)
As you brush your shoes and stand before your mirror
And you comb your hair and grab your coat and hat And you walk the streets trying to remember, yeah All those wild nights breeze through your mind And everything looks so complete When you're walking out on the street And the wind catches your feet And sends you flying, crying Oooh, oo-ooh wee The wild night is calling All the girls walk by dressed up for each other And the boys do the boogie woogie on the corner of the street And the people passing by just stare with the wild wonder And the inside jukebox roars just like thunder And everything looks so complete When you're walking out on the street And the wind catches your feet And sends you flying, crying Oooh, oo-ooh wee The wild night is calling The wi---ld night is calling The wi---ld night is calling Come on out and dance (Come on out and dance) Come on out and make romance Come on out and dance (Come on out and dance) Come on out and make romance And everything looks so complete When you're walking out on the street And the wind catches your feet And sends you flying, crying Oooh, oo-ooh wee The wild night is calling Oooh, oo-ooh wee The wild night is calling |
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from John Mellencamp - Dance Naked (2006)
As you brush your shoes and stand before your mirror
And you comb your hair and grab your coat and hat And you walk the streets trying to remember, yeah All those wild nights breeze through your mind And everything looks so complete When you're walking out on the street And the wind catches your feet And sends you flying, crying Oooh, oo-ooh wee The wild night is calling All the girls walk by dressed up for each other And the boys do the boogie woogie on the corner of the street And the people passing by just stare with the wild wonder And the inside jukebox roars just like thunder And everything looks so complete When you're walking out on the street And the wind catches your feet And sends you flying, crying Oooh, oo-ooh wee The wild night is calling The wi---ld night is calling The wi---ld night is calling Come on out and dance (Come on out and dance) Come on out and make romance Come on out and dance (Come on out and dance) Come on out and make romance And everything looks so complete When you're walking out on the street And the wind catches your feet And sends you flying, crying Oooh, oo-ooh wee The wild night is calling Oooh, oo-ooh wee The wild night is calling |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Pretty girls in beat up cars Throwing kisses to the soldiers Pale blue eyes and whisky bars The lines on her face say she's getting older Girl you better reach out to me Runnin' with your Weakness in the dark You hope it disappears by tomorrow On your knees and in the dark Don't wanna beg Lord knows, you're too old to borrow You better reach out to me Girl you better reach out to me Chorus 'Cause you're a oh, oh, oh, oh wild angel Oh, oh, oh, oh a wild angel Cabin fever nearly drove us insane When the snow fell on us last December Look at me girl, I don't feel the same Now those days they've all gone together You better reach out to me Girl you better reach out to me Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
I'm tired of being grateful for a chance to take a dive I'm sick of everything I do just to keep myself alive When you cut away the skin that bears the brand Standin' in the darkness, Baby, there I am Standin' in the darkness Someone call my name out Standin' in the darkness Someone put the flame out Standin' in the darkness Baby, there I am Where the world began Saw the man in Jamaica, he had a shadow on his back I recalled the ring of fire, and he wore his suit of black When the legend and the ocean meet the sand Standin' in the darkness, Baby, there I am Standin' in the darkness Someone call my name out Standin' in the darkness Someone put the flame out Standin' in the darkness Baby, there I am Where the world began Everyone is so fabulous, hey, we all got our gun Old Snakey's not a sinner, no, he just shows us how it's done When you separate the wretched from the damned Standin' in the darkness, Baby, there I am Standin' in the darkness Someone call my name out Standin' in the darkness Someone put the flame out Standin' in the darkness Baby, there I am Where the world began |
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from John Mellencamp - A Biography (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Oh talk to me Pretty girl in the corner Tryin' out your sex appeal Oh no, it won't bother me If you talk about your TV Jims And their overkill You can be ... You can roll out of you seats I know what I want, baby But you know exactly what I need Oh run with me I'll show you what life is like across the street Oh take me If you want to you can take me seriously I just wanna throw you one Time around the block I know those small minded people And I know that you won't talk, not much Don't put me on When all it really depends On how you see yourself Where the sidewalk ends Well ther goes James Richard Riley Screamin' his redundent lines He's such a time waster What's his he thinks is mine But none of this for me or you I got something for you better here I got loads of dreams, everything is deep I got laws, I got power, I got you And that's all that matters Hey you, they think you're crazy But I knew that the first time That you laid down They know it's just your behavior Well it's hard to be a lady When you paint your face just like a clown There's somethin' goin' on here I don't need to hear from you I got twenty five rings and a joker's ring .... been real to you Yeah they say I caught you Where the sidewalk ends But there ain't nobody buyin' nothin' Where the sidewalk ends |
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from John Mellencamp - Whenever We Wanted (2005)
We weren't afraid of nothing
Wasn't nothing we couldn't do She held her breath once for seven minutes And never turned blue She could burn a woman down If she felt she'd been unkind or if she thought she was coming on to me It drove her out of her mind Oh yeah, it's true We did what we did Whenever we wanted to Yeah, it's true We did what we did Whenever we wanted to She was my very best friend My biggest enemy On judgment day we would go either way It was all the same you see She was not afraid of Satan But she thought he was a joke Said she'd tear off his tail And run her fist down his throat Oh yeah, it's true We did what we did Whenever we wanted to Yeah, it's true We did what we did Whenever we wanted to She was the apple of temptation The apple of my eye Used to rest on a bed of burning coals Every single night And I know she's out there somewhere She's wrestling in the bones With confetti in her hair You can bet she's not alone Oh yeah, it's true We just did what we did Whenever we wanted to Yeah, it's true We did what we did Whenever we wanted to Yeah, it's true We did what we did Did what we did And we just did what we did Whenever we wanted to |
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from John Mellencamp - Dance Naked (2006)
Written by John Mellencamp
Kenny Aronoff - Drums and Percussion John Mellencamp - Vocals Andy York - Guitars, Organ Mike Wanchic - Organ When you were a kid you received no good instruction And your mother was nowhere to be found The lies were yelled and the truth was seldom spoken That's what you get when Margaret comes to town She likes to keep things upside down When Margaret comes to town When your thoughts are twisted and distorted And your children are forced to choose sides and lie down And the keeper is screaming drunk running around naked It's for your pleasure When Margaret comes to town She likes to keep things upside down When Margaret comes to town Oh, but those who believe in her They cut off their noses to spite their faces Leaving you the little one scared and lonely Who really cares about you now So if you see her coming man you'd better take cover She stays down at the dark end of a frown And just like the sirens that are so sweetly singing It's better just to leave when Margaret comes to town When Margaret comes to town She likes to keep things upside down When Margaret comes to town She likes to keep things upside down When Margaret comes to town |
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from John Mellencamp - Human Wheels (1993)
Written by: John Mellencamp
When Jesus left Birmingham All the disciples went crazy. When Jesus left Birmingham All the people went completely nuts. They all busted out on a wild night Riding high on a golden calf. When Jesus left Birmingham All the people had themselves a big long laugh. Well my girl, she's a walker And she can talk herself out of any mess. My girl, she don't pray But somehow she seems still to be blessed. And when those crazy nights come callin', Man, she'll dance on the tables Like all of the rest. When my girl left Birmingham She was doing what she thought was best. It's all free on the inside. I passed a very uncomfortable feeling last night. Save us right now, we need you... To hell with all the lies and liars. Recovery, recovery, I don't know about any recovery. Inside, gotta get inside, Inside. I see myself with a rosary, I'm in a garden and I'm talking to myself. I ain't sayin' much worth repeating, Just askin' for forgiveness and all of his best. When those crazy nights come callin', Man, I'm just as human as I can be. When Jesus left Birmingham He left it there for you and me. When Jesus left Birmingham He left it there for you and me. So let it rock, let it roll, Let the Bible Belt come and save my soul. (Repeat out.) |
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from John Mellencamp - Human Wheels (1993)
Written by: John Mellencamp
When Jesus left Birmingham All the disciples went crazy. When Jesus left Birmingham All the people went completely nuts. They all busted out on a wild night Riding high on a golden calf. When Jesus left Birmingham All the people had themselves a big long laugh. Well my girl, she's a walker And she can talk herself out of any mess. My girl, she don't pray But somehow she seems still to be blessed. And when those crazy nights come callin', Man, she'll dance on the tables Like all of the rest. When my girl left Birmingham She was doing what she thought was best. It's all free on the inside. I passed a very uncomfortable feeling last night. Save us right now, we need you... To hell with all the lies and liars. Recovery, recovery, I don't know about any recovery. Inside, gotta get inside, Inside. I see myself with a rosary, I'm in a garden and I'm talking to myself. I ain't sayin' much worth repeating, Just askin' for forgiveness and all of his best. When those crazy nights come callin', Man, I'm just as human as I can be. When Jesus left Birmingham He left it there for you and me. When Jesus left Birmingham He left it there for you and me. So let it rock, let it roll, Let the Bible Belt come and save my soul. (Repeat out.) |
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from John Mellencamp - Rough Harvest (2005)
Written by: John Mellencamp
When Jesus left Birmingham All the disciples went crazy. When Jesus left Birmingham All the people went completely nuts. They all busted out on a wild night Riding high on a golden calf. When Jesus left Birmingham All the people had themselves a big long laugh. Well my girl, she's a walker And she can talk herself out of any mess. My girl, she don't pray But somehow she seems still to be blessed. And when those crazy nights come callin', Man, she'll dance on the tables Like all of the rest. When my girl left Birmingham She was doing what she thought was best. It's all free on the inside. I passed a very uncomfortable feeling last night. Save us right now, we need you... To hell with all the lies and liars. Recovery, recovery, I don't know about any recovery. Inside, gotta get inside, Inside. I see myself with a rosary, I'm in a garden and I'm talking to myself. I ain't sayin' much worth repeating, Just askin' for forgiveness and all of his best. When those crazy nights come callin', Man, I'm just as human as I can be. When Jesus left Birmingham He left it there for you and me. When Jesus left Birmingham He left it there for you and me. So let it rock, let it roll, Let the Bible Belt come and save my soul. (Repeat out.) |
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from John Mellencamp - Human Wheels (1993)
What if I came knocking
On your front door some night? Would you open the window And drop me down the key? What if I came knocking On your bedpost that same night? Would you open up your heart Or try to get the best of me? What if I came knocking On your brain the next day And ask for your truth and your love and your honesty? Would you build up your big walls And try to hide behind that smile Or would you try to pull the wool right over me? So what if I came knocking? (What if I came knocking?) So what if I came knocking? (What if I came knocking?) So what if I came kicking And it scared you a little bit, And I came on strong Would you think That there's something wrong with me? Or could it be your fears Of trying something real Or just afraid to touch a... A guy like me? What if I came knocking? (What if I came knocking?) What if I came knocking? (What if I came knocking?) What if I came knocking On your front door some night? Ah-hah. So let's just say it worked out Like a storybook dream And we lived happily ever after. Fa la la la. But what if I came crying After just a few weeks And said I misread my heart, This is not really meant to be? Yeah. So if you hear some knocking On your window tonight You can bet that it's, uh, probably me. But let it be known That we're just a pair of tumbling dice And the outcome of these crap shoots Is hard to see. So what if I came knocking? (What if I came knocking?) So what if I came knocking? (What if I came knocking?) So what if I came knocking On your front door tonight? Ah-hah. (What if I came knocking?) So what if I came knocking? Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knocking (What if I came knocking?) Kick, kick, kick (What if I came knocking?) What if I came knocking On your front porch tonight, tonight? |
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from John Mellencamp - Mr. Happy Go Lucky (1996)
What if I came knocking
On your front door some night? Would you open the window And drop me down the key? What if I came knocking On your bedpost that same night? Would you open up your heart Or try to get the best of me? What if I came knocking On your brain the next day And ask for your truth and your love and your honesty? Would you build up your big walls And try to hide behind that smile Or would you try to pull the wool right over me? So what if I came knocking? (What if I came knocking?) So what if I came knocking? (What if I came knocking?) So what if I came kicking And it scared you a little bit, And I came on strong Would you think That there's something wrong with me? Or could it be your fears Of trying something real Or just afraid to touch a... A guy like me? What if I came knocking? (What if I came knocking?) What if I came knocking? (What if I came knocking?) What if I came knocking On your front door some night? Ah-hah. So let's just say it worked out Like a storybook dream And we lived happily ever after. Fa la la la. But what if I came crying After just a few weeks And said I misread my heart, This is not really meant to be? Yeah. So if you hear some knocking On your window tonight You can bet that it's, uh, probably me. But let it be known That we're just a pair of tumbling dice And the outcome of these crap shoots Is hard to see. So what if I came knocking? (What if I came knocking?) So what if I came knocking? (What if I came knocking?) So what if I came knocking On your front door tonight? Ah-hah. (What if I came knocking?) So what if I came knocking? Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knocking (What if I came knocking?) Kick, kick, kick (What if I came knocking?) What if I came knocking On your front porch tonight, tonight? |
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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (2005)
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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from John Mellencamp - American Fool (1986)
Well, I hear you downstairs
You're foolin around with your father's brother And your mother's gown All the old heroes keep comin' around To find out if you're still at home So you lie in the sun, watch your body turn to tan Your skin is oiled with the sweat of a man He bought you a diamond ring girl, to wear on your hand And, baby, he's leaving tomorrow Yeah, I'll be with you in your weakest moments, uh huh Yeah, I'll be there with you in your weakest moments Well, you say you can remember when it was your world And you were Mister Ruby's girl He gave you dreams and schemes that swirl Around your head and your body And when you drink sometimes, you try to liberate And you stagger in the front yard, girl, till you find the gate That swing on that thin line of love and hate And baby, just let it go Yeah, I'll be with you in your weakest moments, uh huh Yeah, I'll be there with you in your weakest moments Yeah, I'll be with you in your weakest moments, uh huh Yeah, I'll be with you in your weakest moments, girl Yeah, I'll be with you in your weakest moments, uh huh Yeah, I'll be with you in your weakest moments Those weakest moments Weakest moments |
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from John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee (2005)
Written by: John Mellencamp
If you're feelin' shut down May my thoughts be with you If you're a black man bein' beat down and shoved all around May my thoughts be with you If your world's gettin' a little to tough You know our thoughts are with you Hey, I know that it's crazy out there And my thoughts are with you Chorus We are the people And we live forever We are the people And our future's written on the wind On the wind If you are one of the homeless May our thoughts be with you If you are scared and alone You know our thoughts are with you If you are one of the fortunate ones We all know it's lonely up there We understand that nobody's got it made So our thoughts are with you Chorus You see yourself as a leader May my thoughts be with you If you try to divide and conquer We'll rise up against you We know only the strong will survive But the meek will inherit So if you've got a coat of arms, oh friend I suggest we wear it Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - Uh-Huh! (2006)
Written by: John Mellencamp and George Green
Well I've been up to the mountain Seen the ashes down below I had breakfast with the wise man He told me what he thought I should know And I've been to bed with Jezebel And I found the well was deep And I'd trade in my ambitions For a warmer place to sleep Well I've seen the heart of darkness Read the writing on the wall And the voice out in the desert Was the voice out in the hall And once he called me Abel And once he called me Cain And for forty days and forty nights I slept out in the rain CHORUS: Girl can you share your warm bed tonight I need to find a safe retreat Someplace where they can't see my eyes I need to find a warmer place to sleep Well I rested in the devil's arms I've chased the hounds of hell I played truth or dare with the angels And as far as I can tell That a heart of gold ain't no better Than a heart torn from the street And I'd trade in my heart of stone For a warmer place to sleep CHORUS |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
There's a void in my heart I can't seem to fill. Been a parent, had three children And a big house on the hill. Hundred dollar in my pocket And it didn't buy a thing. Now there's a void in my heart And a hole in my dreams. Well I poured miles of concrete And strung wire for telephones, Dug ditches when I was a young boy When I first left my parents' home. Sang my songs for millions of people, Sang good and bad news, Now there's a void in my heart And a fire at my fuse. Well I did everything just like they said So I could find happiness. Went to school and got a college degree And at my job I did my best. As I sit here alone tonight I see a billion just like me With a void in their hearts and running from eternity. There's a void in my heart I can't seem to fill. I do charity work when I believe in the cause But in my soul it bothers me still. Hey, Lord, well you made me like I am. Can You heal this restlessness? Will there be a void in my heart When they carry me out to rest? |
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from John Mellencamp - Rough Harvest (2005)
Written by: Resnick/Young
When the sun beats down And burns the tar up on the roof And your shoes get so hot You wish your tired feet were fireproof Under the boardwalk Down by the sea On a blanket with my baby Is where I'll be (Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun (Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun (Under the boardwalk) People walking above (Under the boardwalk) We'll be making love (Under the boardwalk, boardwalk) From the park you'll hear The happy sound of a carousel You can almost taste the hot dogs And French fries they sell Under the boardwalk Down by the sea, yeah On a blanket with my baby Is where I'll be (Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun (Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun (Under the boardwalk) People walking above (Under the boardwalk) We'll be making love (Under the boardwalk, boardwalk) Oh, under the boardwalk Down by the sea On a blanket with my baby Is where I'll be (Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun (Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun (Under the boardwalk) People walking above (Under the boardwalk) We'll be falling in love (Under the boardwalk, boardwalk) |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
Well there’s a pain in my side
But I keep traveling on Bring peace to this troubled land It’s dark out here I can’t read those signs Bring peace to the troubled land Hurricane on the horizon Judgment getting closer all the time I can’t find tomorrow Bring peace to this troubled land Well there’s two men a walking Down the same dirty road Bring peace to this troubled land They stand shoulder to shoulder Carrying the same heavy load Bring peace to this troubled land One man’s eyes are full of sorrow The other man’s belly full of unbearable pain They keep getting closer Bring peace to this troubled land I’ve got many screaming children Ten million rows to hoe Bring peace to this troubled land Deader than an hammer But I can’t let go Bring peace to this troubled land The eyes of heaven are upon you But so is the soul from down below They‘ll cut off your fingers To bring peace to this troubled land Well you can stand up and holler You can lay down and die Bring peace to this troubled land We can turn up our collars And never even try To bring peace to this troubled land Beware of those who want to harm you And drag you down to a lower game Just know the truth is coming To bring peace to this troubled land I got a pain in my side But I keep traveling on |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
Well there’s a pain in my side
But I keep traveling on Bring peace to this troubled land It’s dark out here I can’t read those signs Bring peace to the troubled land Hurricane on the horizon Judgment getting closer all the time I can’t find tomorrow Bring peace to this troubled land Well there’s two men a walking Down the same dirty road Bring peace to this troubled land They stand shoulder to shoulder Carrying the same heavy load Bring peace to this troubled land One man’s eyes are full of sorrow The other man’s belly full of unbearable pain They keep getting closer Bring peace to this troubled land I’ve got many screaming children Ten million rows to hoe Bring peace to this troubled land Deader than an hammer But I can’t let go Bring peace to this troubled land The eyes of heaven are upon you But so is the soul from down below They‘ll cut off your fingers To bring peace to this troubled land Well you can stand up and holler You can lay down and die Bring peace to this troubled land We can turn up our collars And never even try To bring peace to this troubled land Beware of those who want to harm you And drag you down to a lower game Just know the truth is coming To bring peace to this troubled land I got a pain in my side But I keep traveling on |
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from John Mellencamp - Dance Naked (2006)
Sister help take this pain from my heart help me stand up and find out whats right Dont want to exist here in the dark When the gates of Eden offer so much light But theres too much to think about Too many problems in my brain Yeah, theres too much to think about How could I ever make up my mind Young man lay down your guns And hold your woman in your arms The concretes not worth dying fo They say theres more to this life But theres too much to think about Too many problems in my brain Yeah, theres too much to think about How could I ever make up my mind So what am i living for They say the truth is not hard to find Its right here in front of my eyes If I could just open my heart sometimes But theres too much to think about Too many problems in my brain Yeah, theres too much to think about How could I ever make up my mind But theres too much to think about Too many problems in my brain Yeah, theres too much to think about How could I ever make up my mind Make up my mind Make up my mind Make up make up my mind Make up make up my mind |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Well I get up in the morning Have a smoke, have a drink Then I get dressed I don't want to get to work too late 'Cause that bossman he's a real mean son-of-a-bitch Everything is so fast and so crazy But the day still slowly slips on by And when that five o'clock whistle starts to blow I'll be gone in a wink of an eye Chorus Tonight, I'm gonna see my baby again And that long haired girl will be smiling When she sees me walkin' in Well all right, she looks so good That she just hasta be a sin Tonight, I'm gonna see my baby again We'll walk over to the East Street Montgomery Pier She says she likes holding something dangerous She pulls me close and whispers in my ear She says, "Come here little boy I'll put my pussy right on your face Because my fever is runnin' hot and high And you're the boy that makes me feel like I'm alive" Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - Human Wheels (1993)
They are master and slaves We are sunlight and shadow All roads to the river I am lost, I am saved I'm beloved and betrayed All roads to the river And the river runs wide And the river runs deep And I spit in the eye Of safe company When I dive right down To the undertow Well, the deeper I drown Lord, the higher I'll go I am whispering dreams I am howling recolutions All roads to the river I am Valentine sweet And I live in this nightmare All roads to the river And the river runs wide And the river runs deep And I spit in the eye Of safe company When I dive right down To the undertow Well, the deeper I drown Lord, the higher I'll go This is nothing like we planned That's the way it's always been All roads to the river I have hated and I have loved I have prayed and I have sinned All roads to the river And the river runs wide And the river runs deep And I spit in the eye Of safe company When I dive right down To the undertow Well, the deeper I drown Lord, the higher I'll go |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Sometimes fly a little high, Then you know better dig yourself. Sometimes get a little lost, Then you know you got to find yourself. Happens to everyone and Lord, I don't know why. I want, I want, I need, I need. I want, I want to live, To see it all, Laugh, touch it all. Sometimes we say silly things, And act like two little kids. Like the tail wagging the dog, We both get hurt by what was said, That's okay, that's allright with me, I'd rather fight with you than lay down and die. I want, I want, I need, I need. I want, I want to live, To see it all, Laugh, touch it all. I want, I want, I need, I need. I want, I want to live, To see it all, Laugh, touch it all, To live, to see it all. |
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from John Mellencamp - American Fool (1986)
In these long, hot summer days, need a way to cool ourselves down. Pop off the top of that Chevrolet, drive through the carwash, laugh and fall around. Smokin' the old Ducados the old man got down in Spain. Eatin' eggs and French fries on the side. Ride that Harley Davidson in the hot summer heat. Lord knows that I just love to ride. Go by and pick up that Kentucky girl. She knew me when I got my start. Oh yeah, those were different days... in the valley of the thundering hearts, thundering hearts thundering hearts thundering hearts Get your greasy hair, girl, right on my face. This old redneck's on fire, burnin' up. Give us a kiss, baby, make it on the same place. Humidity's about to drive me all crazy wild. Pretty soon, the sun will be goin' down, and this little town will be cool and dark. Forget about heaven. Let me stay here forever in the valley of the thundering hearts thundering hearts thundering hearts thundering hearts |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
I've had a lot of girls in my life They never meant that much to me A good time was always had by all But those ggod times, they were fleeting memories I used to lie to them and then I'd kiss them But I kept them an arm's length away Well hey man now you know me And look how silly I been acting today Chorus: This time I really think I'm in love, I'm in love This time I think I'm really in love This time I really think I'm in love This time I think I'm really in love I used to roll down the window And let that tape deck blow And look at the honey I was holding that night I'd say, "Hey girl you're the one" And then I'd laugh when I'd take her home You got your arms around my shoulders You got my soul confused with my heart You were too smart to believe all those tired lines And I was too dumb to know what had started I hope you don't lose that innocent laughter I hope time doesn't take that away Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - Mr. Happy Go Lucky (1996)
Please be quiet, everyone asleep Stella loocked her door and she requested some peace She teaches the English at the American school She teaches imaginary numbers and the golden rule She says it hard to worry about the future When your past is knocking at your door Sweet mistakes and information Have been her lovers before Hello all you losers You got nothing to fear This may not be the end of the world but you can see it from here She runs the motors and the music On the carousel ride She catches the children on the horses As they fall through the rye It hard to see the future When your back is bending over your shoes It hard holding on to nothing When you got nothing to lose Hello all you losers You got nothing to fear This may not be the end of the world but you can see it from here I guess you heard about ol?Pee Wee We had to tear his playhouse down Then they put him in the electric chair We have some fun now When you see her, give her some compliments On her looks Shebe wearin?a Mardi Gras dress Coming after you with words and books We given you the best seats in the house So don't be late St. Peter is at the door And he ain't no man to wait Hello all you losers You got nothing to fear This may not be the end of the world but you can see it from here Hello all you losers You got nothing to fear This may not be the end of the world but you can see it from here |
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from John Mellencamp - No Better Than This (2010)
It's not my nature
To be nostalgic at all I sat by the phone last night Waiting for you to call It's been decades since I spoke to you I just wanted to say I've been thinking about you Did you get my message I left the other afternoon Your young girl's voice said I'll call you back real soon I bet that's your daughter She sounded like you used to I just wanted to say I've been thinking about you So long ago Those summer afternoons I bet they've torn that playground down Where I first met you Don't mean no trouble Don't want to bother you none Ain't looking for nothing Just wondering about you some If you ain't got time To return this call I understand That you're busy and all But thanks for the memories When the world didn't seem so small I just wanted to say I've been thinking about you About you Thinking about you |
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from John Mellencamp - Whenever We Wanted (2005)
They're so tough
They like to make us feel little (So tough) They like to make us feel small (So tough) They like to put us down And keep us down 'Til we feel no good at all Then they tell us that we're stupid (So tough) That we got no sense at all (So tough) They'll take away the spark Keep us in the dark Make us feel we have no vision at all No, no, no, I don't believe it has to be this way No, I don't believe it has to be this way Then they tell us to be patient That our time will come But I've stood outside their doors And walked their floors And I ain't gonna do it again They'd like to make me their nigger (So tough) I say to hell with them (So tough) I'm not gettin' down on my knees And beggin' please Can you throw me a crumb now and then No, no, no, I don't believe it has to be this way No, no, no, I don't believe it has to be this way I can't really speak to you And I don't know about them They must be out of their minds Can't read between the lines They can stick it where the sun don't shine No, no, no, I don't believe it has to be this way No, no, no, I don't believe it has to be this way No, no, no, I don't believe it has to be this way They're so tough They are so tough |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Henry worked at Sears or somehwhere, Theo did, too. They both got themselves a van together; Nineteen seventy-two, Ford. Drove around all night long playing music very, very loud. Big noise, all the time; Little legends in a little town. Moments of time they shared together. Moments of time between two friends. Standing on street corners with shirts unbuttoned. There was a moment in time they swore they were friends to the end. Couple of wild boys They told me they could hear the grass grow. Theo used to say, hey Henry, man, I'm screwin' this cat. You're just holdin' it. I never knew what they was talking about But they laughed like they both thought it was funny. Theo and weird Henry went chasing after something And neither one of them believing in nothing. Moments in time they shared together, Called themselves the "He-man women lovers club," Throwin' pop bottles against the wall just to get some attention. There was a moment in time they swore they were friends until the end. Theo's out there living it up doing a little earth shaking -somewhere. Henry sent a postcard from a better place But I can see them both sitting there laughing and breathing. I can still see that smile on weird Henry's face. Moments in time they shared together, Moments in time between two friends. Dancing on that old van with their shirts wide open, That was a moment in time they swore they were blood brothers until the end. |
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from John Mellencamp - Cuttin Heads (2001)
Written by John Mellencamp
Before you go to sleep And close your eyes I'd like to kiss you One more time Touch your lips Perhaps your soul I'll be still and say no more Oh tell me do you feel the same way I do Well the night was sweet You filled the air Your gentle hands touched me everywhere I don't want this moment to end I'm afraid that we can't find it again Oh tell me do you feel the same way I do Oh tell me do you feel the same way I do The fragile bond Between us here Would take to build, a thousand years Before you close your eyes Just one more kiss A million years before we feel like this Oh tell me do you feel the same way I do Oh tell me do you feel the same way I do How can I trust my feelings In a moment that's always changing Tell me do you feel the same way I do The same way I do Hey do you feel Yea do you feel Hey do you feel The same way I do |
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from John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee (2005)
Written by: John Mellencamp
Suzanne divorced her husband She got the keys to the car and the home But her friends were really his friends No one stops by to see her much anymore So one night she goes back down to the old haunts That once upon a time were her own She didn't know nobody out there no more And the whole experience just made her feel so old She says Chorus I want to live the real life I want ot live my life close to the bone Just because I'm middle-aged that don't mean I want to sit around my house and watch T.V. I want the real life I want to live the real life Jackson Jackson was a good kid He had four years of college and a bachelor's degree Started workin' when he was 21 Got fed up and quit When he was 43 He said, "My whole life I've done what I'm supposed to do Now I'd like to maybe do something for myself And just as soon as I figure out what that is You can bet your life I'm gonna give it hell" He says Chorus I guess it don't matter how old you are Or how old one lives to be I guess it boils down to what we did with our lives And how we deal with our own destinies But something happens When you reach a certain age Particularly to those ones that are young at heart It's a lonely proposition when you realize That's there's less days in front of the horse Than riding in the back of this cart I say Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
Well I don't like it when I see your eyes dartin'
Back and forth across the room And I don't like it when I see you doin' dances Baby that I ain't used to But that's the kind of fella I am That's the kind of fella I am I'm a jealous kinda fella And I might fall in love with you I'm a jealous kinda fella And I just might fall in love with you Hey Well I don't like it when you try to impress me With your daddy's jewels and his car And I don't like it when I hear you talkin' 'Bout your ex-boyfriend the movie star What I like is when you walk me home And you let me hold you tight But I don't like it when I hear that you learned All this from some other guy But that's the kind of fella I am That's the kind of fella I am I'm a jealous kinda fella And I might fall in love with you I'm a jealous kinda fella And I just might fall in love with you Hey So look out But that's the kind of fella I am That's the kind of fella I am I'm a jealous kinda fella And I might fall in love with you I'm a jealous kinda fella And I just might fall in love with you Hey |
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from John Mellencamp - Mr. Happy Go Lucky (1996)
Written by: John Mellencamp
I've ridden down Sunset I drank expensive wine I've been married 2 dozen times Raised ten children on a workman's pay And I'm glad to say I've enjoyed everyday Of the full catastrophe of life I've sat in courtrooms had people call me names I've been to London town On a supersonic plane I was lovin' your wife While you were lovin mine And I'm glad to say I've enjoyed everyday Of the full catastrophe of life I've opened my belt to trouble everyday Ain't looking for a fight But you know I won't run away From the full catastrophe of life I've seen the goodness I've known the baddest around I was tattooed when it first came out I shook the hand that showed Moses the way And I'm glad to say I've enjoyed everyday Of the full catastrophe of life |
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from John Mellencamp - Rough Harvest (2005)
Written by: John Mellencamp
I've ridden down Sunset I drank expensive wine I've been married 2 dozen times Raised ten children on a workman's pay And I'm glad to say I've enjoyed everyday Of the full catastrophe of life I've sat in courtrooms had people call me names I've been to London town On a supersonic plane I was lovin' your wife While you were lovin mine And I'm glad to say I've enjoyed everyday Of the full catastrophe of life I've opened my belt to trouble everyday Ain't looking for a fight But you know I won't run away From the full catastrophe of life I've seen the goodness I've known the baddest around I was tattooed when it first came out I shook the hand that showed Moses the way And I'm glad to say I've enjoyed everyday Of the full catastrophe of life |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
As I run through this life Sometimes it breaks my heart Seein' old people goin' downtown Stumblin' their way through the dark And the little babies cry For their mothers' warmth Sometimes I feel so helpless I don't know where to start And the face of the nation Keeps changin' and changin' The face of th enation I don't recognize it no more The face of the neation The face of the nation So many lonely people Damn those broken dreams Oh yes it could be r You can say that about anything Some got it worse than me Some got it worse than you You see the people starvin' underneath the tree And you wonder what happened to the golden rule You know babe I'm gonna keep on tryin' To put things right If only for me and you Cause the devil sleeps tonight |
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from John Mellencamp - Trouble No More (2003)
Why does the sun go on shining
Why does the sea rush to shore Don't they know it's the end of the world 'Cause you don't love me any more Why do the birds go on singing Why do the stars glow above Don't they know it's the end of the world It ended when I lost your love I wake up in the morning and I wonder Why everything's the same as it was I can't understand, no, I can't understand How life goes on the way it does Why does my heart go on beating Why do these eyes of mine cry Don't they know it's the end of the world It ended when you said goodbye Why does my heart go on beating Why do these eyes of mine cry Don't they know it's the end of the world It ended when you said goodbye |
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from John Mellencamp - Dance Naked (2006)
Written by John Mellencamp and George Green
Kenny Aronoff - Drums and Percussion John Mellencamp - Vocals Andy York - Guitars, Backing Vocals, Bass Guitar Mike Wanchic - Backing Vocals Why do I think there's nobody out there? No one who wants me and no one who knows. I wait in this place, no one can see me. After all this time could I be so alone? I walk through this old town and still feel lonely. The wind plays sad songs high in the trees. The sun never shines this deep in the forest. Am I in the darkness or is the darkness in me? I wanna break I wanna break out I wanna break I wanna break out I want to taste the tears of a lover Warm as my blood, as wet as a kiss. But it's only dark rain that falls in this old town. Old as my memory and as cold as my lips. I wanna break I wanna break out I don't wanna fake it I want to break out And when I feel lonely And when I feel lonely You fly me to the sun Above this old town From the top of the tower I forget about living, I forget about pain. At the edge of the platform, At the edge of a heartbeat, Above this old town I flew away. I wanna break I wanna break out I don't wanna fake it I want to break out I wanna break I wanna break out I want to break I want to break out |
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from John Mellencamp - Dance Naked (2006)
I know you and you know me We met many years ago In the halls of some ivy covered university Where we both used to go Now we stand outside the Denmark hotel With Japanese men in their business suits it's midnight you're talking to some Frenchman About who does what to you know who You want the big jack You want the sky to crack You want something that's going to give you The big jack You want the big jack Hell we all want that You want something that's going to give you The big jack You say you want to go somewhere Where your ideals were much more than luxuries And just like some great old painting You set there so smug With your hands between your knees You want the big jack You want the sky to crack You want something that's going to give you The big jack You want the big jack Hell we all want that You want something that's going to give you a Heart attack So go back down to that Mississippi town Where you come from Have a big time tonight I can still see you in your father's coat On the delta shore That he once owned I want to be your father's coat I want you girl to marry me I want the big jack I want the sky to crack I want something that's going to give me The big jack I want the big jack Hell we all want that I want something that's going to give me a Heart attack I want the big jack Yeah we all want that We want something that's going to give us the big jack I want the big jack I want the sky to crack I want something that's going to give me the big jack |
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from John Mellencamp - Freedom's Road (2007)
I like my heroes
To be honest and strong I wear t-shirts And blue jeans I try to understand All the cultures of this world I'm an American from the Midwest When I speak I have a southern drawl I mind my manners most of the time When you come down here Stop and stay hello I'm an American from south of the Mason Dixon line I'm an American, I'm an American I respect you and your point of view I'm an American, I'm an American And I wish you good luck with whatever you do I start my day And I'm ready to work I'm responsible And I like to get things done If you ever need some help Come and look my way 'Cause I try to be here for everyone I'm an American, I'm an American I respect you and your point of view I'm an American, I'm an American And I wish you good luck with whatever you do They call me the land of opportunity With our agriculture And beautiful movie stars We can turn our dreams Into a way of life So be happy and be who you are I'm an American, I'm an American I respect you and your point of view I'm an American, I'm an American And I wish you good luck with whatever you do |
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from John Mellencamp - Trouble No More (2003)
I read your letter, darlin'
Tears filled my eyes All of the promises you made were nothing but lies So I turned your photograph around face to the wall And when I dim the lights in my room tonight Teardrops will fall Teardrops will fall tonight Tears I can't hide Tears that I'd rather keep Deep down inside Tears fall And love is gone beyond these walls And when I dim the lights in my room tonight Teardrops will fall I'm gonna pray tonight, baby Hopin' you will hear And maybe you'll write all those wrongs And dry each tear I sit alone tonight Hopin' you will call And when I dim the lights in my room tonight Teardrops will fall Teardrops will fall tonight Tears I can't hide Tears that I'd rather keep Deep down inside Tears fall And love is gone beyond these walls And when I dim the lights in my room tonight Teardrops will fall Teardrops will fall tonight Tears I can't hide Tears that I'd rather keep Deep down inside Tears fall And love is gone beyond these walls And when I dim the lights in my room tonight When I dim the lights in my room tonight Teardrops will fall |
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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (2005)
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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from John Mellencamp - A Biography (2005)
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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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (2005)
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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from John Mellencamp - Human Wheels (1993)
Written by: John Mellencamp
I was loud and a little sad. She was visiting from Atlanta, Georgia. She had come to spend the summer with her dad. I thought she was very pretty. We would kiss and hold hands Every night by the football field. Her body was tan From the afternoons by the public swimming pool. Sweet evening breeze Blows around my thoughts and memories. As I lie here today And drink my tea, I can still see Sweet evening breeze. I saw her in a coffee shop In a big hotel down in Austin, Texas. She had cut her long hair off And replaced it with Blue eyes of sadness. Still acted like we were kids And she told me that she had to marry And she asked me if I did Still remember. Sweet evening breeze Blows around my thoughts and memories. As I lie here today And drink my tea, I can still see Sweet evening breeze. How redundant the future can be. These days of old are very, very Ridiculous for me to see When I think about the real gone stories And how time holds the winning hand. I can tell by the lines on our faces And the young can't understand That they look at me When they look at themselves. Oh, sweet evening breeze Blows around my thoughts and memories. As I lie here today And drink my tea, I can still see Sweet evening breeze. |
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from John Mellencamp - Human Wheels (1993)
Written by: John Mellencamp
Suzanne was the jewel keeper. In a word she stole all the jewels And she took them to a foreign land Which was strictly against all the rules, And she wore them all proudly Like a tiara crown on her head. She slept with them at night. Suzanne and the jewels in a bed. Suzanne and her jewels Livin' on the edge of a friend. Suzanne, how will you sleep at night When they take that crown from your head? Suzanne lived down by the river, The fountain of youth did flow And she played on a steel guitar And the drifters did come and they'd go. And she'd put on her crown And she'd sing them a song And some drifters would stay here the night But they never did stay long. Suzanne and her jewels Livin' on the edge of a friend. Suzanne, how will you sleep at night When they take that crown from your head? This girl flew on the wind, She wrote her own name in the stars. Just goes to show sometimes you win No matter how crazy you are. But a thief can come knocking Even with blood on the door And drink up your fountain of youth And throw your jewels and your crown on the floor. Suzanne and her jewels Livin' on the edge of a friend. Suzanne, how will you sleep at night When they take that crown from your head? Suzanne and her jewels Livin' on the edge of a friend. Suzanne, how will you sleep at night When they take that crown off your head? |
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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
Exotic cars scream down the sunset of dreams On a hot sunny afternoon I'm in a hot dog stand With a strange love holding my hand And we're both playin' it real cool It's the summer of love It's the summer of love, Baby It's the summer of love Leastways, I'm hopin' it is So we talk about her favorite movie star or something She says, "Ya know, I've never done this before" (Yeah, sure) "I know it sounds strange, but I can't remember your name But I remember last night on the floor" And we both laughed like she told a joke or something She takes her neckerchief off and wraps it around my head And says, "Hey, you" It's the summer of love It's the summer of love, Baby It's the summer of love Leastways, I'm hopin' it is It's the summer of love It's the summer of love, Baby It's the summer of love Leastways, I'm hopin' it is So we both walk along alone She says, "Hey, Mister, you sure make a strange kind of lover" And I say "yeah" I say "yeah" It's the summer of love It's the summer of love, Baby It's the summer of love Leastways, I'm hopin' it is Leastways, I'm thinkin' it just might be |
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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (2005)
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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from John Mellencamp - Trouble No More (2003)
I got stones in my passway
And my road seem dark as night I got stones in my passway And my road seem dark as night I have pains in my hearts They have taken my appetite I have a bird to whistle And I have a bird to sing Have a bird to whistle And I have a bird to sing I got a woman that I'm lovin' Boy, she don't mean a thing My enemies have betrayed me Have overtaken poor Bob at last My enemies have betrayed me Have overtaken poor Bob at last An ' 'ere's one thing certainly They have stones all in my pass Now you tryin' to take my life And all my lovin' too You laid a passway for me Now what are you trying to do I'm cryin' please Plea-ease let us be friends And when you hear me howlin' in my passway, rider Plea-ease open your door and let me in I got three legs to truck home Boys, please don't block my road I got three legs to truck home Boys, please don't block my road I've been feelin' ashamed 'bout my rider Babe, I'm booked and I got to go |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Never give an inch, that's what I say, son. When it's too tough for everybody else, Hell, it's just right for me. Now, my lips are bleeding From the selfish things that I've done, And my heart it lies at the bottom of the ocean. Sometimes a great notion... Wanted to make love to my girl In the backseat of my car. So, I took her to the drive-in picture show. So, I filled her up with Lies and a strong love potion And I'm sittin' here watching the movie alone. Sometimes a great notion... Sometimes the best plans Have been known to go astray. So, you better put your seatbelt on. Just like your worst headache, Well, a bad day don't go away. And, you hit the ground running against your emotions. Sometimes a great notion... Sometimes a great notion... |
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from John Mellencamp - Freedom's Road (2007)
Someday, someday
But I don't know when Someday, someday But I don't know when Brother brother oh brother Why are you walking down this road here This is the road of madness and trouble And it's paved with intolerance, ignorance and fear Someday, someday But I don't know when Someday, someday But I don't know when Drinking our liquor from a paper cup Mean to each other Enough is enough I look at your face You look just like me Hey brother, I'm not your enemy Someday, someday But I don't know when Someday, someday But I don't know when How many times can a spirit be broken For this is the kingdom of heaven we're given Good fortune will come to those who create peace For those are the ones that will walk in heaven Someday, someday But I don't know when Someday, someday But I don't know when Someday, someday But I don't know when Someday, someday But I don't know when |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
Well, I was born in a small town And I live in a small town Prob'ly die in a small town Oh, those small communities All my friends are so small town My parents live in the same small town My job is so small town Provides little opportunity Educated in a small town Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another boring romantic that's me I've seen it all in a small town Had myself a ball in a small town Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town Now she's small town just like me No, I cannot forget where it is that I come from I cannot forget the people who love me Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town And people let me be just what I want to be Got nothing against a big town Still hayseed enough to say Look who's in the big town But my bed is in a small town Well, I was born in a small town And I can breathe in a small town Gonna die in this small town And that's prob'ly where they'll bury me ... |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
Well, I was born in a small town
And I live in a small town Prob'ly die in a small town Oh, those small communities All my friends are so small town My parents live in the same small town My job is so small town Provides little opportunity Educated in a small town Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another boring romantic, that's me But I've seen it all in a small town Had myself a ball in a small town Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town Now she's small town just like me No, I cannot forget from where it is that I come from I cannot forget the people who love me Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town And people let me be just what I want to be Got nothing against a big town Still hayseed enough to say, "Look who's in the big town" But my bed is in a small town Oh, and that's good enough for me Well, I was born in a small town And I can breathe in a small town Gonna die in this small town And that's prob'ly where they'll bury me |
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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (2005)
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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from John Mellencamp - Cuttin Heads (2001)
From this anxiety Hey baby don't look me in the eye 'Cause I'm sexually shy shy shy Sexually shy shy shy I don't know why With other girls I'm fine But with you baby I'm shy shy shy I hate for you to see me like this 'Cause nowhere else in my life Does this exist Can you shelter me From this anxiety Hey baby don't look me in the eye 'Cause I'm sexually shy shy shy I'm sexually shy shy shy Every time we talk I can't catch my breath I want a conversation But I scare myself I really can't hide behind this lie 'Cause with you baby I'm shy shy shy Woman Well I'm ashamed to say Woman That I'm afraid this way Woman Yeah Woman I gotta stop acting so crazy Can you shelter me From this anxiety Hey baby don't look me in the eye 'Cause I'm sexually shy shy shy Sexually I'm shy shy shy Can you shelter me From this anxiety yeah Hey baby don't look me in the eye 'Cause I'm sexually shy shy shy Can you shelter me From this anxiety yeah Hey baby don't look me in the eye 'Cause I'm sexually shy shy shy Sexually I'm shy shy shy I don't know why With other girls I'm fine But with you baby I'm shy shy shy I don't know why With other women I'm fine But with you baby I'm shy shy shy I don't know why I don't know why |
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from John Mellencamp - Uh-Huh! (2006)
Written by: John Mellencamp
You ain't goin' nowhere Gonna sit by this pool until you fall in Didn't know what you were getting into When you walked in to this room now did you kid We got some girls over here We got some boys over there And they're here just for your fun So have some dinner, baby, play some records But just remember one thing son CHORUS: This is serious business Sex and violence and rock and roll This is serious business Sex and violence and rock and roll You know my head is sweating I can't dance and I can't relax Outside is too threatening now I've come this far and I can't go back Call up some old friends Call up some strangers Get me used to that French telephone Donna Donna educate me But tell those girls that I'm not alone REPEAT CHORUS Take my life Take my soul Put me on the cross for all to see Put my name around my neck Let those people throw stones at me This is serious business Sex and violence and rock and roll |
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from John Mellencamp - Freedom's Road (2007)
Little girl disappeared and gone
From the rural route Seven days missing something's wrong On the rural route Amber alert all over the nation From the rural route Two lane highway full of cops On the rural route Rural route Police dogs howl from wire cages On the rural route Last seen leavin' a trailer On the rural route Just walkin' home alone On the rural route Newspaper prints her fifth grade picture From the rural route Rural route Air stinks of crystal meth On the rural route Some one predicts a young girl's death On the rural route Father refuses to answer any questions From the rural route The man he runs around with comes up missing Off the rural route Rural route Twenty miles away by a lake On the rural route Girl's body's found, it's been raped By the rural route Twenty-eight year old friend of the father Arrested on the rural route Father traded his daughter for favors On the rural route Rural route Rural route Here's my prayer loud and clear From the rural route Forgive us Lord, get us out of here Off this rural route Oh merciful Father, show us the will Here on the rural route Give us the mercy for the drug-addicted And the mentally ill On the rural route |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
All the leaves are green All my friends are gone I'm livin' in my hometown I can barely get along I feel sorry for myself That's an easy thing to do I feel sorry for the world I feel sorry for you Yes I am a pitiful sight I can't even get one thing right I know just what it's like To be ridin' in the rumbleseat Yes I know just what it's like To be a big time rider in the rumbleseat Well I could have a nervous breakdown But I don't believe in shrinks I should be drunker than a monkey But I don't like to drink Call up some girls But I'm afraid of the phone I'm always talkin' to myself I guess I'm never alone Am I the only one that feels this way I'd buy myself some stylish clothes But I sure hate to pay I know just what it's like To be ridin' in the rumbleseat Yes I know just what it's like To be a big time rider in the rumbleseat The sun is coming up Just goin' to bed I combed my hair with my pillow Still got some dreams left Tomorrow is a new day Gonna make these dreams come true I'm gonna believe in myself I'll tell you what I'm gonna do I'm gonna stop puttin' myself down I'm gonna turn my life around I'll be ridin' high With my feet kicked up in the rumbleseat Yeah we'll go for a drive And we'll be singin' shotgun from that rumbleseat Yes I'll blow you a kiss And we'll be ridin' big time in my rumbleseat |
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from John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee (2005)
Written by: John Mellencamp
Got my hands on a little bit of dough So I went to the grocery store And got some steaks to go went by and picked up my gal, Teddi Jo We had ourselves a picnic Beside a dirt road Chorus Rooty toot toot Rooty toot toot We had it made in the shade Like a ball through the hoop Spinnin' and tumblin' inside this hoola hoop Livin' and learnin' Rooty toot toot We laid out a blanket And started a fire Had the radio playin' From inside the car I took off my shirt and kicked off my shoes She read the paper And told me the news She said, there's a lot of people out there Who are at the end of their rope Sometimes baby You've got to lay low Chorus We stayed there all day We both got us some real good suntans I thought that was ok Sometimes life can be so grand We were gettin' ready To shake out of that place When the Illinois state trooper Got in my face He said, You're on private property But once he cooled down he was ok Sometimes you're golden, man That's all I got to say Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
Scarecrow on a wooden cross Blackbird in the barn Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm I grew up like my daddy did My grandpa cleared this land When I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me proud And Son I'm just sorry there's no legacy for you now Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow The crops we grew last summer weren't enough to pay the loans Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring and the Farmers Bank foreclosed Called my old friend Schepman up to auction off the land He said John it's just my job and I hope you understand Hey calling it your job ol' hoss sure don't make it right But if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight And grandma's on the front porch swing with a Bible in her hand Sometimes I hear her singing Take me to the Promised Land When you take away a man's dignity he can't work his fields and cows There'll be blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Well there's ninety-seven crosses planted in the courthouse yard Ninety-seven families who lost ninety-seven farms I think about my grandpa and my neighbors and my name And some nights I feel like dyin' Like that scarecrow in the rain Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me proud And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me proud And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow |
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from John Mellencamp - Rough Harvest (2005)
Scarecrow on a wooden cross Blackbird in the barn
Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm I grew up like my daddy did My grandpa cleared this land When I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me proud And Son I'm just sorry there's no legacy for you now Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow The crops we grew last summer weren't enough to pay the loans Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring and the Farmers Bank foreclosed Called my old friend Schepman up to auction off the land He said John it's just my job and I hope you understand Hey calling it your job ol' hoss sure don't make it right But if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight And grandma's on the front porch swing with a Bible in her hand Sometimes I hear her singing "Take me to the Promised Land" When you take away a man's dignity he can't work his fields and cows There'll be blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Well there's ninety-seven crosses planted in the courthouse yard Ninety-seven families who lost ninety-seven farms I think about my grandpa and my neighbors and my name And some nights I feel like dyin' Like that scarecrow in the rain Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me proud And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me proud And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
All the leaves are green All my friends are gone I'm livin' in my hometown I can barely get along I feel sorry for myself That's an easy thing to do I feel sorry for the world I feel sorry for you Yes I am a pitiful sight I can't even get one thing right I know just what it's like To be ridin' in the rumbleseat Yes I know just what it's like To be a big time rider in the rumbleseat Well I could have a nervous breakdown But I don't believe in shrinks I should be drunker than a monkey But I don't like to drink Call up some girls But I'm afraid of the phone I'm always talkin' to myself I guess I'm never alone Am I the only one that feels this way I'd buy myself some stylish clothes But I sure hate to pay The sun is coming up Just goin' to bed I combed my hair with my pillow Still got some dreams left Tomorrow is a new day Gonna make these dreams come true I'm gonna believe in myself I'll tell you what I'm gonna do I'm gonna stop puttin' myself down I'm gonna turn my life around I'll be ridin' high With my feet kicked up in the rumbleseat Yeah we'll go for a drive And we'll be singin' shotgun from that rumbleseat Yes I'll blow you a kiss And we'll be ridin' big time in my rumbleseat |
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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (2005)
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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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
We rode our horses in the city Didn't we love living there Now it's gone to those more beautiful 'Cause younger is always so pretty The marmalade the bed we made Seemed to stretch out into forever And we tried to stay together Yeah we tried to stay together Yeah, hey we had some good times Reckless at heart but never, never unkind In a perfect world we'd have done just fine We're positively crazy now |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (2005)
Never wanted to be no pop singer,
Never wanted to write no pop songs. Never had no weird hair to get my songs over. Never wanted to hang out after the show. Pop singer (writing) of pop songs. Never wanted to have my picture taken. Now, who would want to look into these eyes? Just want to make it real - good, bad or indifferent. That's the way that I live and that's the way that I'll die (As a) Pop singer (of) pop songs. Pop singer, writing of pop song. Never wanted to be no pop singer, Never want to write no pop songs. Never wanted to have a manager over for dinner. Never wanted to hang out after the show. Pop singer, writing pop songs. Never wanted to be no pop singer, of pop songs. A pop singer. Never wanted to write no pop songs. |
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from John Mellencamp - Uh-Huh! (2006)
Written by: Dan Ross, John Mellencamp, and Larry Crane
You may drive around in your town Ina brand new shiny car Your face in the wind your haircut's in And your friends think you're bizarre you may find a cushy job and I hope that you go far But if you really want to taste some cool success You better learn to play guitar CHORUS: Play guitar--play guitar (3X) You got your eye on the cheerleader queen you're walkin' her home from school You know that she's only seventeen She's gonna make you a fool You know you can't touch this stuff Without money or a brand new car Let me give you some good advice young man You better learn to play guitar CHORUS All women around the world want a phony rock star Who plays guitar You can pump your iron and shine your shoes And wear your hair just right You go down out on cruisin' street 'Cause you want to score tonight Ra da ra da ra da And you really want to show your scars Forget all about that macho shit And learn how to play guitar CHORUS |
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from John Mellencamp - Uh-Huh! (2006)
There's a black man with a black cat livin' in a black neighborhood He's got an interstate runnin' through his front yard You know he thinks that he's got it so good And there's a woman in the kitchen cleanin' up the evenin' slop And he looks at her and says, "Hey darlin', I can remember when you could stop a clock." CHORUS: Oh but ain't that America for you and me Ain't that America somethin' to see baby Ain't that America home of the free Little pink houses for you and me There's a young man in a t-shirt Listenin' to a rockin' rollin' station He's got greasy hair, greasy smile He says, "Lord this must be my destination." 'Cause they told me when I was younger "Boy you're gonna be president." But just like everything else those old crazy dreams Just kinda came and went :|| CHORUS Well there's people and more people What do they know know know Go to work in some high rise And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico Ooh yeah And ther's winners and there's losers But they ain't no big deal 'Cause the simple man baby pays for the thrills, the bills, the pills that kill :|| CHORUS |
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from John Mellencamp - Uh-Huh! (2006)
There's a black man with a black cat
Livin' in a black neighborhood He's got an interstate runnin' through his front yard You know he thinks he's got it so good And there's a woman in the kitchen Cleanin' up the evenin' slop And he looks at her and says, "Hey darlin', I can remember when You could stop a clock" Ah, but ain't that America for you and me? Ain't that America? Somethin' to see, baby Ain't that America? Home of the free, yeah Little pink houses for you and me Ooh yeah, for you and me Well, there's a young man in a t-shirt Listenin' to a rockin' rollin' station He's got greasy hair, greasy smile He says, "Lord this must be my destination" 'Cause they told me when I was younger Said, "Boy, you're gonna be president" But just like everything else those old crazy dreams Just kinda came and went Ah, but ain't that America for you and me? Ain't that America? Somethin' to see, baby Ain't that America? Home of the free, yeah Little pink houses for you and me Ah, yeah, baby, for you and me Well, there's people and more people What do they know know know? Go to work in some high rise And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico, ooh yeah And there's winners and there's losers But they ain't no big deal 'Cause the simple man, baby, pays for the thrills, the bills The pills that kill Ah, but ain't that America for you and me? Ain't that America? Somethin' to see, baby Ain't that America? Home of the free, yeah Little pink houses for you and me, ooh Ooh yeah Ain't that America for you and me? Ain't that America? Hey, somethin' to see, baby Ain't that America? Oh, the home of the free Ooh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Little pink houses, babe, for you and me Ooh yeah, ooh yeah |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
Peppermint Twist
Joey Dee and The Starliters Well they've got a new dance and it goes like this (Bop shoo-op, a bop bop shoo-op) Yeah the name of the dance is Peppermint Twist (Bop shoo-op, a bop bop shoo-op) Well you like it like this, the Peppermint Twist It goes round and round, up and down Round and round, up and down Round and round and a up and down And a one two three kick, one two three jump LEAD BREAK Well meet me baby down at 45th street Where the Peppermint Twisters meet And you'll learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist It's alright, all night, it's alright It's okay, all day, it's okay You'll learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist Yeah, yeah |
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from John Mellencamp - Cuttin Heads (2001)
Come on baby take a ride with me
I'm up from Indiana down to Tennessee Everything is cool as can be In a peaceful world People know this world is a wreck We're sick and tired of being politically correct If I see through it now but I didn't at first The hypocrites made it worse and worse Lookin' down their noses at what people say These are just words and words are okay It's what you do and not what you say If you're not part of the future then get out of the way Come on baby take a ride with me I'm up from Indiana down to Tennessee Everything is cool as can be In a peaceful world Racism lives in the U.S. today Better get hip to what Martin Luther King had to say I don't want my kids being brought up this way Hatred to each other is not okay Well I'm not a preacher just a singer son But I can see more work to be done It's what you do and not what you say If you're not part of the future then get out of the way Come on baby take a ride with me I'm up from Indiana down to Tennessee Everything is cool as can be In a peaceful world The money's good and the work is okay Looks like everything is rollin our way 'Til you gotta look the devil in the eye You know that bastard's one big lie So be careful with your heart and what you love Make sure that it was sent from above It's what you do and not what you say If you're not part of the future then get out of the way Come on baby take a ride with me I'm up from Indiana down to Tennessee Everything is cool as can be In a peaceful world Lay back the top and ride with me I'm up from Indiana down to Tennessee Everything is cool as can be In a peaceful world Hey yeah Hey yeah Hey yeah Hey yeah... |
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from John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee (2005)
She had a dream
And boy it was a good one So she chased after her dream With much desire But when she got too close To her expectations Well the dream burned up Like paper in fire Paper in fire Stinkin' up the ashtrays Paper in fire Smokin' up the alleyways Who's to say the way A man should spend his days Do you let them smolder Like paper in fire He wanted love With no involvement So he chased the wind That's all his silly life required And the days of vanity Went on forever And he saw his days burn up Like paper in fire Paper in fire Stinkin' up the ashtrays Paper in fire Smokin' up the alleyways Who's to say the way A man should spend his days Do you let them smolder Like paper in fire There's a good life Right across this green field And each generation Stares at it from afar But we keep no check On our appetites So the green fields turn to brown Like paper in fire Paper in fire Stinkin' up the ashtrays Paper in fire Smokin' up the alleyways Who's to say the way A man should spend his days Do you let them smolder Like paper in fire Paper in fire Stinkin' up the ashtrays Paper in fire Smokin' up the alleyways Who's to say the way A man should spend his days Do you let them smolder Like paper in fire |
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from John Mellencamp - Freedom's Road (2007)
Well I can stand beside
Ideals I think are right And I can stand beside The idea to stand and fight I do believe There's a dream for everyone This is our country There's room enough here For science to live And there's room enough here For religion to forgive And try to understand All the people of this land This is our country From the east coast To the west coast Down the Dixie Highway Back home This is our country That poverty could be Just another ugly thing And bigotry would be Seen only as obscene And the ones that run this land Help the poor and common man This is our country From the east coast To the west coast Down the Dixie Highway Back home This is our country The dream is still alive Some day it will come true And this country it belongs To folks like me and you So let the voice of freedom Sing out through this land This is our country From the east coast To the west coast Down the Dixie Highway Back home This is our country From the east coast To the west coast Down the Dixie Highway Back home This is our country |
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from John Mellencamp - Whenever We Wanted (2005)
If you believe
Won't you please raise your hands Let's hear your voices Let us know where you stand Don't shout from the shadows Cause it won't mean a damn Now more than ever Now more than ever The world needs love Not just a slogan But the world needs love Now more than ever I can't stand alone Now more than ever If I was to buy you A diamond ring Make you my princess Would it mean anything Would you take me for granted And just curse my name Now more than ever Now more than ever The world needs love Not just a slogan But the world needs love Now more than ever I can't stand alone Now more than ever Who am I to say What needs to be done I'm just nobody Another lost one Caught between what's left And what needs to be done Now more than ever The loss of love Now more than ever The loss of our dreams Now more than ever It's not too late Now more than ever The world needs love Not just a slogan But the world needs love Now more than ever I can't stand alone Now more than ever Now more than ever The world needs love Not just a slogan But the world needs love Now more than ever I can't stand alone Now more than ever |
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from John Mellencamp - A Biography (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
(Night Slumming - burp 123) Well good evening to, the dirty bordellos And good evening to, the girls who work uptown And say hello, well hello, to the gay young fellows Who make their love, on the meat rack In their sister's gowns Well I ain't no king, but I ain't no princess And I don't get drunk, no no But I can still be blown away The phantom lover of the future And I don't go to work 'Cause I sleep all through the day Talkin' 'bout *Night, night, night, night slummin' Night, night, night, night slummin' Night, night, night, night slummin' So when you see me tonight I'd be reaching the heights so were coming I never counted on ... All the good things have been taken away from me Aww, heavy or hard, I know those younger punches Cause tonight is another day for destiny Well the damage is done, hey I can't really feel it Well I don't fault your love and The bathroom stains, oh yeah And its a little too fast and dieing too young That's what we're talking about Well it's this slummin' that makes me Stop to think (*Repeat Chorus) Night, night, night, night slummin' Night, night, night, night slummin'(goodnight) Night, night, night, night slummin'(yeah, yeah) |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
You say that you need me
You’ll always believe me Oh my sweet love That our love is forever We’ll always be together Oh my sweet love You say you’ll always come through And there’s nothing you won’t do Oh my sweet love But I’ve heard all this before And I can’t beg anymore Oh my sweet love You’re the woman who knows exactly what she’s doing You’re the girl who ate the apple off the tree When you’re good it’s just crazy, when you’re bad it’s too much Oh my sweet love You say you never can hurt me And never desert me Oh my sweet love That your words are true I can depend on you Oh my sweet love Then when you get in the wind And all the storms begin Oh my sweet love When you’re sad and dismantled And all your senses are rattled That’s when the rodeo begins You’re the woman who knows exactly what she’s doing You’re the girl who ate the apple off the tree When you’re good it’s just crazy, when you’re bad it’s too much Oh my sweet love Sweet love standing at my gate Oh my sweet love It sure would feel good to feel good again Oh my sweet love |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
You say that you need me
You’ll always believe me Oh my sweet love That our love is forever We’ll always be together Oh my sweet love You say you’ll always come through And there’s nothing you won’t do Oh my sweet love But I’ve heard all this before And I can’t beg anymore Oh my sweet love You’re the woman who knows exactly what she’s doing You’re the girl who ate the apple off the tree When you’re good it’s just crazy, when you’re bad it’s too much Oh my sweet love You say you never can hurt me And never desert me Oh my sweet love That your words are true I can depend on you Oh my sweet love Then when you get in the wind And all the storms begin Oh my sweet love When you’re sad and dismantled And all your senses are rattled That’s when the rodeo begins You’re the woman who knows exactly what she’s doing You’re the girl who ate the apple off the tree When you’re good it’s just crazy, when you’re bad it’s too much Oh my sweet love Sweet love standing at my gate Oh my sweet love It sure would feel good to feel good again Oh my sweet love |
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from John Mellencamp - My Sweet Love [single] (2008)
You say that you need me
You’ll always believe me Oh my sweet love That our love is forever We’ll always be together Oh my sweet love You say you’ll always come through And there’s nothing you won’t do Oh my sweet love But I’ve heard all this before And I can’t beg anymore Oh my sweet love You’re the woman who knows exactly what she’s doing You’re the girl who ate the apple off the tree When you’re good it’s just crazy, when you’re bad it’s too much Oh my sweet love You say you never can hurt me And never desert me Oh my sweet love That your words are true I can depend on you Oh my sweet love Then when you get in the wind And all the storms begin Oh my sweet love When you’re sad and dismantled And all your senses are rattled That’s when the rodeo begins You’re the woman who knows exactly what she’s doing You’re the girl who ate the apple off the tree When you’re good it’s just crazy, when you’re bad it’s too much Oh my sweet love Sweet love standing at my gate Oh my sweet love It sure would feel good to feel good again Oh my sweet love |
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