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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 - 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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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
Hey Jesus can you give me a ride back home
I’ve been out here in this world too long on my own I won’t bother you no more If you can just get me in the door Hey Jesus can you give me a ride back home When I started out I was so young and so strong I just let it roll off my back when things went wrong Now it’s starting to get to me All of this inhumanity Hey Jesus can you give me a ride back home You wouldn’t know it by looking at me now But I was showing some promise once upon a time But it’s gone now And it ain’t coming back My time’s come and gone It’s as simple as that Hey Jesus this world is just too troublesome for me I try to fight off all these devils but I’m just too weak When I’m out here walking all alone I feel like taking my life but I won’t Too big a coward, can you give me a ride back home Hey Jesus can you give me a ride back home Hey Jesus can you give me a ride back home |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
Hey Jesus can you give me a ride back home
I’ve been out here in this world too long on my own I won’t bother you no more If you can just get me in the door Hey Jesus can you give me a ride back home When I started out I was so young and so strong I just let it roll off my back when things went wrong Now it’s starting to get to me All of this inhumanity Hey Jesus can you give me a ride back home You wouldn’t know it by looking at me now But I was showing some promise once upon a time But it’s gone now And it ain’t coming back My time’s come and gone It’s as simple as that Hey Jesus this world is just too troublesome for me I try to fight off all these devils but I’m just too weak When I’m out here walking all alone I feel like taking my life but I won’t Too big a coward, can you give me a ride back home Hey Jesus can you give me a ride back home Hey Jesus can you give me a ride back home |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
Well the County Fair left quite a mess
In the county yard Kids with eyes as big as dollars Rode all the rides Strip artists and con artists Put on quite a show And made some money Then left town Where they went I don’t know Hey all you suckers I heard a fat woman say Come on in for fifty cents You can stay in here all day So I took a chance I went inside Wasn’t much there to see So I asked her for my money back And she just smiled at me Saw Princess Tonyika taken off all her clothes Rode some rides and played some games Saw the Wild Man from Barneo There was a black man playing the blues Talked to some friends I hadn’t seen in a while Through a football through a hoop Well I saw them loading up their trucks Taking down the rides Folding up all the tents There’s a full moon in the sky Some were laughing some were cussing As they worked Saw one of them making love To a local girl I was minding my own business It was quarter after two When a fella walked up and said Hey man I remember you And then he shoved me And pulled out his knife Stuck me three times in the chest And I died that night For the like of me I can’t remember Who he was And why he’d put a knife in me In the dusty parking lot Everybody said What a shame it was But he knew better than staying out Past twelve o’clock Some people put no value On a human life And there are places we all go That just ain’t safe at night If somebody would do this to me They just might do it to you So be careful where you go And what you say or do Well the County Fair left quite a mess In the county yard |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
Well the County Fair left quite a mess
In the county yard Kids with eyes as big as dollars Rode all the rides Strip artists and con artists Put on quite a show And made some money Then left town Where they went I don’t know Hey all you suckers I heard a fat woman say Come on in for fifty cents You can stay in here all day So I took a chance I went inside Wasn’t much there to see So I asked her for my money back And she just smiled at me Saw Princess Tonyika taken off all her clothes Rode some rides and played some games Saw the Wild Man from Barneo There was a black man playing the blues Talked to some friends I hadn’t seen in a while Through a football through a hoop Well I saw them loading up their trucks Taking down the rides Folding up all the tents There’s a full moon in the sky Some were laughing some were cussing As they worked Saw one of them making love To a local girl I was minding my own business It was quarter after two When a fella walked up and said Hey man I remember you And then he shoved me And pulled out his knife Stuck me three times in the chest And I died that night For the like of me I can’t remember Who he was And why he’d put a knife in me In the dusty parking lot Everybody said What a shame it was But he knew better than staying out Past twelve o’clock Some people put no value On a human life And there are places we all go That just ain’t safe at night If somebody would do this to me They just might do it to you So be careful where you go And what you say or do Well the County Fair left quite a mess In the county yard |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
This getting older
Ain’t for cowards This getting older Is a lot to go through Ain’t a gonna need this body Much longer Ain’t a gonna need this body Much more Well I can’t see much Like I used to And I can’t run like the wind I don't sleep more Than just a few hours I can’t remember where I’ve been Ain't a gonna need this body much longer Ain't a gonna need this body much more I put in a ten million hours Washed up and worn out for sure Well all my friends are Sick or dying And I’m here all by myself All I got left Is a head full of memories And a thought of my upcoming death Ain't a gonna need this body much longer Ain't a gonna need this body much more I put in a ten million hours Washed up and worn out for sure Well I know one thing I’ll die easy And I know my life Is not in vain Because I loved And I fought with many And the people they loved me just the same Ain't a gonna need this body much longer Ain't a gonna need this body much more I put in a ten million hours Washed up and worn out Washed up and worn out for sure This getting older Well it ain’t for cowards This getting older Is a lot to go through |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
This getting older
Ain’t for cowards This getting older Is a lot to go through Ain’t a gonna need this body Much longer Ain’t a gonna need this body Much more Well I can’t see much Like I used to And I can’t run like the wind I don't sleep more Than just a few hours I can’t remember where I’ve been Ain't a gonna need this body much longer Ain't a gonna need this body much more I put in a ten million hours Washed up and worn out for sure Well all my friends are Sick or dying And I’m here all by myself All I got left Is a head full of memories And a thought of my upcoming death Ain't a gonna need this body much longer Ain't a gonna need this body much more I put in a ten million hours Washed up and worn out for sure Well I know one thing I’ll die easy And I know my life Is not in vain Because I loved And I fought with many And the people they loved me just the same Ain't a gonna need this body much longer Ain't a gonna need this body much more I put in a ten million hours Washed up and worn out Washed up and worn out for sure This getting older Well it ain’t for cowards This getting older Is a lot to go through |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
I wish I could give you an answer
As to when life really begins I wish I could tell you where we went When our days here come to an end Wish I could see the future The same way I see the past Wish I could draw a conclusion Why nothing here seems to last I can’t even make a guess Or an uneducated thought All I can do here is my best And be thankful for what we’ve got Why do so many suffer Oppressed to the end of time Why does freedom move so slowly Unable to speak its mind Some say it’s a circle Others think we live on the wing Why are promises broken And some think life don’t mean a thing I can’t even make a guess Or an uneducated thought All I can do here is my best And be thankful for what we’ve got I hope you can be a child of life With big dreams for everyone And know that dying’s as natural as birth And our troubles here they don’t last long I have worried about many things Most of which did not come to pass Hope you find someone to give you love And that your love will last I can’t even make a guess Or an uneducated thought All I can do here is my best And be thankful for what we’ve got We’ve got... |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
I wish I could give you an answer
As to when life really begins I wish I could tell you where we went When our days here come to an end Wish I could see the future The same way I see the past Wish I could draw a conclusion Why nothing here seems to last I can’t even make a guess Or an uneducated thought All I can do here is my best And be thankful for what we’ve got Why do so many suffer Oppressed to the end of time Why does freedom move so slowly Unable to speak its mind Some say it’s a circle Others think we live on the wing Why are promises broken And some think life don’t mean a thing I can’t even make a guess Or an uneducated thought All I can do here is my best And be thankful for what we’ve got I hope you can be a child of life With big dreams for everyone And know that dying’s as natural as birth And our troubles here they don’t last long I have worried about many things Most of which did not come to pass Hope you find someone to give you love And that your love will last I can’t even make a guess Or an uneducated thought All I can do here is my best And be thankful for what we’ve got We’ve got... |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
If I die sudden
Please don’t tell anyone There ain’t nobody that needs to know That I’m gone Just put me in a pine box Six feet underground Don’t be calling no minister I don’t need one around Well my grandma she told me She’d be waiting at the gate She said that the fix was in And that she’s already prayed And the rest of my family Will be waiting there for me too They’d already taken care of my sins And there’s was nothing for me to do So If I die sudden Please don’t tell anyone There ain’t nobody that needs to know That I’m gone Just put me in a pine box Six feet underground Don’t be calling no minister I don’t need one around I don’t need no preacher around I got a little bit of money Some papers you might want to see I got a house down in Georgia But let’s keep this brief I’m not afraid of dying This life’s been right to me I got a whole bunch more than I deserve And now I will be free Yeah now I will be free So If I die sudden Don’t tell anyone There ain’t nobody that needs to know That I’m gone Just put me in a pine box Six feet underground And don’t be calling no minister I don’t need one around I don’t need no preacher around |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
If I die sudden
Please don’t tell anyone There ain’t nobody that needs to know That I’m gone Just put me in a pine box Six feet underground Don’t be calling no minister I don’t need one around Well my grandma she told me She’d be waiting at the gate She said that the fix was in And that she’s already prayed And the rest of my family Will be waiting there for me too They’d already taken care of my sins And there’s was nothing for me to do So If I die sudden Please don’t tell anyone There ain’t nobody that needs to know That I’m gone Just put me in a pine box Six feet underground Don’t be calling no minister I don’t need one around I don’t need no preacher around I got a little bit of money Some papers you might want to see I got a house down in Georgia But let’s keep this brief I’m not afraid of dying This life’s been right to me I got a whole bunch more than I deserve And now I will be free Yeah now I will be free So If I die sudden Don’t tell anyone There ain’t nobody that needs to know That I’m gone Just put me in a pine box Six feet underground And don’t be calling no minister I don’t need one around I don’t need no preacher around |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
An all white jury hides the executioner's face
See how we are, me and you? Everyone here needs to know their place Let's keep this blackbird hidden in the flue Oh oh oh Jena Oh oh oh Jena Oh oh oh Jena Take your nooses down So what becomes of boys that cannot think straight Particularly those with paper bag skin Yes sir, no sir, we'll wipe that smile right off your face We've got our rules here and you must fit in Oh oh oh Jena Oh oh oh Jena Oh oh oh Jena Take your nooses down Some day some way sanity will prevail But who knows when that day might come A shot in the dark, well it just might find its way To the hearts of those that hold the keys to kingdom come Oh oh oh Jena Oh oh oh Jena Oh oh oh Jena Take those nooses down Oh oh hey Jena Oh oh Jena Oh oh Jena Take your nooses down Take those nooses all down |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
An all white jury hides the executioner's face
See how we are, me and you? Everyone here needs to know their place Let's keep this blackbird hidden in the flue Oh oh oh Jena Oh oh oh Jena Oh oh oh Jena Take your nooses down So what becomes of boys that cannot think straight Particularly those with paper bag skin Yes sir, no sir, we'll wipe that smile right off your face We've got our rules here and you must fit in Oh oh oh Jena Oh oh oh Jena Oh oh oh Jena Take your nooses down Some day some way sanity will prevail But who knows when that day might come A shot in the dark, well it just might find its way To the hearts of those that hold the keys to kingdom come Oh oh oh Jena Oh oh oh Jena Oh oh oh Jena Take those nooses down Oh oh hey Jena Oh oh Jena Oh oh Jena Take your nooses down Take those nooses all down |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
I don’t accommodate nobody
I just take care of myself Gotta house down on a dusty road I don’t need nobody else I gotta wife and some kids I don’t know where they’re at I know many many people But I ain’t got no friends Well I used to have some values Now they just make me laugh I used to think things would work out fine But they never did do that All these bosses and the rules It’s hard for me to fit in Must be ten million people But I ain’t got no friends Well I’m a little isolated I live most days in my head And when I go to sleep at night I got no sheets on my bed I’m a little hard headed I can’t wait for this to end I see people coming and going But I ain’t a got no friends Well I look out of my window Into the darkness of night My head gets to spinning So I shut out the light I don’t care if I see tomorrow If I had a reason I’d pretend I know one thing for certain I ain’t a got no friends Well one of these days my anger Get the best of my soul In one desperate moment I’m gonna dig me a hole I’m gonna lie down in it And let be what will be When the morning sun rises There’ll be no one to mourn for me When the morning sun rises There’ll be no one to mourn for me I don’t accommodate nobody I just take care of myself Gotta little house on a dusty road And I don’t need nobody else I gotta wife and some kids I don’t know where they’re at I know many many people But I ain’t got no friends |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
I don’t accommodate nobody
I just take care of myself Gotta house down on a dusty road I don’t need nobody else I gotta wife and some kids I don’t know where they’re at I know many many people But I ain’t got no friends Well I used to have some values Now they just make me laugh I used to think things would work out fine But they never did do that All these bosses and the rules It’s hard for me to fit in Must be ten million people But I ain’t got no friends Well I’m a little isolated I live most days in my head And when I go to sleep at night I got no sheets on my bed I’m a little hard headed I can’t wait for this to end I see people coming and going But I ain’t a got no friends Well I look out of my window Into the darkness of night My head gets to spinning So I shut out the light I don’t care if I see tomorrow If I had a reason I’d pretend I know one thing for certain I ain’t a got no friends Well one of these days my anger Get the best of my soul In one desperate moment I’m gonna dig me a hole I’m gonna lie down in it And let be what will be When the morning sun rises There’ll be no one to mourn for me When the morning sun rises There’ll be no one to mourn for me I don’t accommodate nobody I just take care of myself Gotta little house on a dusty road And I don’t need nobody else I gotta wife and some kids I don’t know where they’re at I know many many people But I ain’t got no friends |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
It seems like once upon a time ago
I was where I was supposed to be My vision was true and my heart was too There was no end to what I could dream I walked like a hero into the setting sun And everyone called out my name Death to me was just a mystery Cause I was too busy raisin up Abel and Cain But nothing lasts forever Your best efforts don’t always pay Sometimes you get sick And you won’t get better That’s when life is short Even in its longest days So you pretend not to notice That everything has changed The way that you look And the friends you once had So you just keep on acting the same But deep down in your soul The fire has no flame And who knows then which way to go Life is short even in its longest days But nothing lasts forever Your best efforts don’t always pay Sometimes you get sick And you won’t get better That’s when life is short Even in its longest days All I got here Is the rear view mirror The reflections of where I’ve been So you tell yourself I’ll be back up on top some day But you know there’s nothing waiting up there for you anyway But nothing lasts forever Your best efforts don’t always pay Sometimes you get sick And you won’t get better That’s when life is short Even in its longest days |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
I’m not following your frame of mind
Complaining about this life all the time Surely something good here as the world spins by Could you please stop being so mean This will never work out that’s what you say It’s the end of the world again yesterday When I see you coming at me I’m gonna walk away You need to stop being so mean Your outlook is haunting us all Like the ghost of our love down at the dark end of the hall If you can’t say nothing good then don’t say nothing at all And you need to stop being so mean Your road seems so narrow to me You’re a big boat up the river blowing off steam My head is spinning from your company Could you please stop being so mean I’m not following your frame of mind Complaining about this life all the time Surely something good here as the world spins by Could you please just stop being so mean |
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from John Mellencamp - Life Death Love And Freedom (2008)
I’m not following your frame of mind
Complaining about this life all the time Surely something good here as the world spins by Could you please stop being so mean This will never work out that’s what you say It’s the end of the world again yesterday When I see you coming at me I’m gonna walk away You need to stop being so mean Your outlook is haunting us all Like the ghost of our love down at the dark end of the hall If you can’t say nothing good then don’t say nothing at all And you need to stop being so mean Your road seems so narrow to me You’re a big boat up the river blowing off steam My head is spinning from your company Could you please stop being so mean I’m not following your frame of mind Complaining about this life all the time Surely something good here as the world spins by Could you please just stop being so mean |
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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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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 - 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 - 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 - Freedom's Road (2007)
When I think of all the wrong I've done
I can't believe it's me that I'm talking about I bet the same goes for you There is plenty of goodness in this world I hope some day to find it all I hope the same goes for you I hope the same goes for you Thank God for forgiveness I don't know how else we could get along Without forgiveness Without forgiveness I'd like to say I'm sorry now I hope this message is not too late I bet the same goes for you I hope the same goes for you Thank God for forgiveness I don't know how else we could get along Without forgiveness Without forgiveness If there is peace of mind at all I'd like to know it someday I bet the same goes for you I hope the same goes for you I hope the same goes for you Thank God for forgiveness I don't know how else we could get along Without forgiveness Without forgiveness |
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from John Mellencamp - Freedom's Road (2007)
I'm navigating my way down Freedom's Road
Trying to make my way back home I got my foot to the floor But she must need bleeding This car just don't want to roll Freedom's Road must be under construction Sometimes you wonder what kind of freedom they're talking If you're here looking for the devil You'll find him on Freedom's Road Freedom's Road, Freedom's Road If you want to take a ride Well you've got to pay the toll Freedom's Road, Freedom's Road If you're looking for the devil He's out there on Freedom's Road Sometimes there's rape sometimes there'll be murder Sometimes just darkness everywhere No passing signs and barbed wire fences Misinformation but no one cares Freedom's Road can get narrow No one wants to know you If there's no pork in your barrel If you're here looking for the devil He's out there on Freedom's Road Freedom's Road, Freedom's Road If you want to take a ride Well you've got to pay the toll Freedom's Road, Freedom's Road If you're looking for the devil He's out there on Freedom's Road You can drop your bombs You can beat the people senseless But that won't get you anywhere Hide your agendas behind public consensus And say that this world just ain't fair Freedom's Road is a promise to the people You'll never fool us now With all your lying and cheating If you're here wanting a crown in heaven It's out there on Freedom's Road Freedom's Road, Freedom's Road If you want to take a ride Well you've got to pay the toll Freedom's Road, Freedom's Road If you're looking for the devil He's out there on Freedom's Road |
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from John Mellencamp - Freedom's Road (2007)
Ghost towns along the highway
Guess no one wants to live around here any more Ghost towns along the highway Listen to the wind blow through the Cracks on the boarded-up doors But our love keeps on moving To the nearest faraway place I guess no one believes in Ghost towns along the highway Ghost towns along the main highway Perhaps it's the crossroads of another time Maybe it's too lonely out here But I can hear the voices of misery cryin' Some day these highways will all disappear But our love keeps on moving And the wind keeps blowin' us around I guess no one believes in Ghost towns along the highway Ghost towns along the main highway Ghost towns along the highway So many people used to call this place home Ghost towns along the highway I guess folks they're just bound to roam But our love keeps on moving To the nearest faraway place I guess no one believes in Ghost towns along the highway Ghost towns along the main highway |
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from John Mellencamp - Freedom's Road (2007)
Look what Jim Crow's done and gone
Went and changed his name Don't know what he's going by these days But he's still actin' the same You can call it what you want to But it's still a minstrel show You can call it what you want to But it's still Jim Crow Jim's probably laying in this morning Hummin' as he sleeps Feeling the glow of another man's woman As she lies beneath his feet Enjoyin' the cool morning breeze Smellin' flowers as he goes Looks like he's changed his ways Ah, but he's still Jim Crow Jim will spend the rest of the day Playin' in some big hotel It's an old song with very bad rhymes But he does it so well He'll make some new acquaintances When he's out on his evening stroll It's amazing that after all this time So many love Big Jim Crow |
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from John Mellencamp - Freedom's Road (2007)
Wish I had an aeroplane
I'd fly away up yonder 'Til I could write me the perfect song It'd be a song for the people It'd be a song that everybody could sing along If you needed a ride You'd have one If you needed a friend I'd be your best one If you got afraid I'd take away all your pain And I'd let you fly In my aeroplane If this song could spread happiness I'd sing it long and loud All over this land I'd teach this song to the troubled And we'd sing it for anybody Who needed a helping hand If you needed a ride You'd have one If you needed a friend I'd be your best one If you got afraid I'd take away all your pain And I'd let you fly In my aeroplane If you had a wish Well I wonder what in the world Your wish might be Would it be a wish of freedom And a joyous noise That could ring out from all eternity If you needed a ride You'd have one If you needed a friend I'd be your best one If you got afraid I'd take away all your pain And I'd let you fly - high In my aeroplane |
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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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Uh-Huh! (2006)
They like to get you in a compromising position
Well, they like to get you there and smile in your face Yeah, they think they're so cute when they got you in that condition But I think it's a total disgrace And I say... I fight authority, Authority always wins Well, I fight authority, Authority always wins Well, I've been doing it since I was a young kid And I come out grinnin' Well, I fight authority, Authority always wins (Oh yeah!) I call up my preacher I say, "Give me strength for round 5." He said, "You don't need no strength, you need to grow up son." I said, "Growin' up leads to growin' old and then to dyin', Ooo, and dyin' to me don't sound like all that much fun." And so I'll say... I fight authority, Authority always wins Well, I fight authority, Authority always wins Well, I've been doing it since I was a young kid I come out grinnin' Well, I fight authority, Authority always wins I say: oh no, no no I say: oh no, no no I say: oh no, no no no I fight authority, Authority always wins I fight authority, Authority always wins (kick it in) I've been doing it since I was a young kid And I come out grinnin' Well, I fight authority, Authority always wins Well, I fight authority, Authority always wins Well, I fight authority, Authority always wins I've been doing it since I was a young kid And I come out grinnin' Well, I fight authority, Authority always wins So I said, I fight authority, authority always wins (Oh no) Well I fight authority, authority always wins (Oh no no) Well I've doing it since I was a young kid (Oh no) And I come out grinnin' (Oh no) Well I fight authority and authority always wins |
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from John Mellencamp - Uh-Huh! (2006)
Some people ain't no damn good You can't trust 'em you can't love 'em No good deed goes unpunished And I don't mind bein' their whippin' boy I've had that pleasure for years and years No no I never was a sinner--tell me what else can I do Second best is what you get 'til you learn to bend the rules And time respects no person--what you lift up must fall They're waiting outside to claim my tumblin' walls Saw my picture in the paper Read the news around my face And now some people don't want to treat me the same When the walls come tumblin' down When the walls come crumblin' crumblin' When the walls come tumblin' tumblin' down Some people say I'm obnoxious and lazy I'm uneducated--my opinion means nothin' But I know I'm a real good dancer Don't need to look over my shoulder to see what I'm after Everybody's got their problems--ain't no new news here I'm the same old trouble you've been havin' for years Don't confuse the problem with the issue girl It's perfectly clear Just a human desire to have you come near Wanna put my arms around you Feel your breath in my ear You can bend me you can break me But you'd better stand clear Repeat chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - Uh-Huh! (2006)
Written by: John Mellencamp
Ain't no golden gates gonna swing open Ain't no streets paved in natural pearl Ain't no angel with a harp come singin' Leastways not that I know of in this world In these days of uncertain futures Who knows what the masters might do They got their big deals goin' on, goin' on Got nothing to do with me and you If I could I'd get us a big suite Overlooking the Park Only promise I know to be true Are the promises made from the heart I don't need to see the whole thing go down I don't need to see another lonely man I don't need to see a woman crying for the savior Holding on to some moneyman's hand Who can I call to make my reservations Forever thrown in the dark The only promises I know to be true Are the promises made from the heart I don't believe in the authorities They ain't gonna take care of me and you I don't have all the strength that I need To love the way that I want to The only promises I know to be true Are the promises made from the heart |
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from John Mellencamp - Uh-Huh! (2006)
Written by: John Mellencamp and John Prine
So you went to a party at Jacqueline Onassis If you're so smart why don't you wear glasses So you can see what you're doin' to me So you can see what you're doin' to me So you can see what tomorrow might bring Underneath your breath you know I heard you cussin' You were talkin' to my second cousin Were you talkin' about me Were you talkin' about me You better put on your glasses so you can see So you can see what tomorrow might bring Can your daddy get us backstage passes You know that we love to dance Can your daddy give us backstage passes With all his political power With all his political power It seems to me like you could dance better than you do So you went to a party at Jacqueline Onassis If you're so smart why don't you wear glasses So you can see what the future might bring So you can see what tomorrow might be |
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from John Mellencamp - Uh-Huh! (2006)
Written by: John Mellencamp and Will Cary
Riding in the park with your golden tan You got your new tattoo half devil half man Straddlin' a stallion made of chrome and steel Spittin' out fire this cat's for real He'll be a lovin' mother for ya, don't you know He'll be a lovin' mother for ya, don't you know Everybody's got their attitudes Some are nice and some are rude They come up and slap your back They say, "Hey buddy, you can't do that." Everybody's got their opinions to protect But after midnight they'll be sucking your neck They'll be a sucking mother for ya, don't you know They'll be a sucking mother for ya, don't you know Squeeze me girl don't let me fall I wanna walk don't wanna crawl Let me put my kickin' mule into your stall 'Cause I'm a kickin' mother for ya, don't you know 'Cause I'm a kickin' mother for ya, don't you know |
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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 - 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)
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)
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 - 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 - Dance Naked (2006)
Written by John Mellencamp and George Green
John Mellencamp - Vocals and Acoustic Guitar Andy York - Percussion, Acoustic Guitar. Electric Guitar Mike Wanchic - Backing Vocals and Lap Steel Guitar We see it on TV, we get calls on the phone By the prophets of doom, they won't leave us alone. The planet is dying and there's no time to spare. They spend all our days sowing seeds of despair. We get enough bad news to harden our hearts. This fear that we feed on is what's keeping us apart. To say that we're doomed is just an obvious remark. And it don't make you right, it just keeps you in the dark. I don't want to live angry, I don't want to live scared. I don't need no more prophets crying "brother beware." just put some work in my hands and give me a dollar to spare. And don't let me sow those seeds of despair. Well, this earth is a graveyard, it will swallow our bones. It was here long before us, It will be here when we're gone. And it's a vain generation that looks for a sign. Don't you think we could make better use of our time. Yeah, the air could be cleaner and the water could too. But what we do to each other are the worst things that we do. And we can treasure our freedom behind our locked doors. But God speed the day when we're lonely no more. I don't want to live angry, I don't want to live scared. I don't need no more prophets crying "brother beware." just put some work in my hands and give me a dollar to spare. And don't let me sow those seeds of despair. |
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from John Mellencamp - Dance Naked (2006)
Let's get to the point now
Just because we've got the same mom and dad That don't mean I'm your keeper That don't mean I owe anything to you You don't care for me And man, I don't think that much of you CHORUS Cause we're brothers, brothers, brothers I don't approve of anything you do Cause we're brothers, brothers, brothers Cain and Abel and me and you You drove my car when we were young boys And you tore it up too You never paid to get it fixed And you got me beat up a time or two I know I should forgive and forget But man I still hold a grudge against you CHORUS It's as normal as it can be This sibling rivalry We should have dropped it at 22 But man I can't stand the thins you do Cause we're brothers, brothers, brothers You're always wanting something from me Cause we're brothers, brothers, brothers It was so much fun having you in the family Cause we're brothers, brothers, brothers Now that we're grown it ain't helped nothin' at all Cause we're brothers, brothers, brothers On my birthday, please don't bother to call Cause we're brothers, brothers, brothers Brothers, brothers, brother Yeah, you're my brother, brother, brother Brothers, brothers, brothers Yeah, we're brothers, brothers, brothers Yeah, we're brothers, brothers, brothers Brothers, brothers, brothers |
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from John Mellencamp - Dance Naked (2006)
I Want You to Dance Naked
So I Can See Ya I'd Like To Get To Know Ya You Dont Have To Act Naughty Spin Around, And Round Spin Around, Round And Round I Want You To Dance Naked I Promiss I Wont Touch You I Promiss To Tell No One I Want You To Dance Naked Spin Around, And Round Spin Around, Round And Round Spin Around, Round And Round I Want You To Dance Naked If You'd Like I'll Join You I Want To Enjoy Your Body I Want To Hear Your Secrets I Want To Know If You Like Me As Much As I Like You I Want You To Dance Naked But Only If You Want To Spin Around, And Round Spin Around, Round And Round Spin Around, Round And Round I Want You To Dance Naked So I Can See You I'd Like To Get To Know You But Only If You'd Want To Spin Around, And Round Spin Around, Round And Round Spin Around, Round And Round Spin Around, Round And Round I Want You To Dance Naked |
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from John Mellencamp - Dance Naked (2006)
Guilty 'till proven innocent.
I'm thinking about the government Wondering where the money went. Into outer space, I guess. Lying cs's everywhere. Pretty boys in their underwear, Statue of Liberty. Who really cares About freedom. Singin' about l-u-v baby, luv Singin' about l-u-v baby, luv Throw up, throw down. Get yourself a better town. All these towns look the same. Self pity, number one recreation. We're dying in the USA. Preacher man, he keeps preachin' While he covets your wife. I ain't sayin' what's good I ain't sayin' what's right. Singin' about l-u-v baby, luv Singin' about l-u-v baby, luv Wait a minute, let me check my tan. Am I the same color as Superman? Helter skelter in a foreign land. Monkeys versus dogs, Lying under a big palm tree With cream and bananas all over me. That's the way it's supposed to be Here in the Garden of Eden. Singin' about l-u-v baby, luv Singin' about l-u-v baby, luv Singin' about l-u-v baby, luv Singin' about l-u-v baby, luv (About love, about love.) (About love, about love.) (About love, about love.) (About love, about love.) |
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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 - 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)
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 - 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 - 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 - A Biography (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Another sad sad day The world's KO'd again And I used to always say No one could hit, like my old man **Do you really have to be so tough Is it necessary to talk so (son of a bitchin) rough Hey ain't there some place I could fit in Could I find a little action there Hey wait just a minute, I don't really care Any place is bound to be better Than where I'm standin' Yeah I wish that for just one day Hey ya know I wouldn't have to be afraid And ashamed of its work And its disgusting glory *Welcome to the alley of the angels Hey they say your eyes can gleam When you can a just tell the truth all night (And you can a chase them dreams all night) Welcome to the alley of the angels (They say) The reckless young hearts Beat to (the flash of) the neon lights Look at those kids, they're such a mess Just can't teach 'em no respect They want the world And they want the best on a silver platter Hey but ain't that, sometime son The kids grew up and the world moved on They're just lookin' for some place in the sun So they would not shatter (*Repeat) (**Repeat) Welcome to the alley of the angles |
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from John Mellencamp - A Biography (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Spend a lot of time tryin' to grow up Guess I got a lot of growin' up to do Used to tell me sit down, hey shut up Guess they don't know what I was goin' through But I've loved me some girls And I've broken me some hearts A cast in Nova in my own right As I see here watching the sun coming up I guess it's okay, yea its ok To say good night *Born reckless, born reckless Born reckless (watch the family cry) Cause I was born to be reckless Till the day, I die Well you know, I've been shoved around Hey, but I've done my share of the shovin' too I guess you get what you deserve Yeah you get what's comin' to you For the life of me, I don't understand I don't understand, how I ever got you Someone so warm to hold my hand When this world has beat me back through (*Repeat Chorus) Well what I really want to say is I guess I don't know, what it is I really wanna say Anyway the thing is, I'm just surprised That you're still here with me today 'Cause I've lied and I've cheated And I've spit in your face I've taken from you exactly what I need But I want you to know There's no one to take your place How can we embrace love, how can we make love At such an high rate of speed (*Repeat Chorus) |
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from John Mellencamp - A Biography (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Be yourself, boys Let's get this show on the road Well I'm up every morning by 6:08 Take the Voltswagon bus up the interstate Feel Charlie Manson just like ... I'm diggin' real hard for some money to spend Well it ain't that bad if the summer's free I got my evenings ... to cruise the scene oh yeah I got a pretty old lady Who rolls back in the morning She don't pressure me about my over time Got a kickin' black chick Who meets me in the alley Sayin' unsnap your jeans, baby I'll take what I find I got non-stop shootem up, on a layaway plan I've got a workman's compensation, I'm a union man *Working at the factoy Gonna get me some of them luxuries Well now me and the boys Machines are making noise Working at the factory (moola) It works like this I got one eye on the time clock I got my other eye on, the girl in the hall I got this ... rocket, hum, stuck right here in my pocket Waitin' for the five o'clock whistle to call I'm the whistle dancer of the production line I got an encour tomarrow at the very same time (*Repeat Chorus 2 times) |
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from John Mellencamp - A Biography (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
It's rainin' on me Watch the cab drive you away I see the night bein' eatin' up By just another day I guess I'd better accept That we just didn't have a lot to say Except goodnight I guess it's goodnight The city workers Cleanin' up the streets An old man wrapped in rags and newspaper Lies asleep on the corner of the street Whatever we had Lies in a heap at your feet Goodnight I guess it's goodnight A crowd of people, aw shit |
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from John Mellencamp - A Biography (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
She's one of those Sunday afternoon walkers Who searches down the rich dick So here comes, speak this way baby Ain't no tongue some kinda a trick So shake that kick, ooh shake that kick Shavin' your underarms I got my eyes on your ... If I could just get your hands on my balls *Hello High C Cherrie Would you bring it on over here I got a big jet black Cadillac Parked out back in the rear I'd give you twenty five heathens To serve you a six pack of rollin' thunder beer Say ain't that enough, Cherrie To stick it in you Eww my my the girl with ... rolls That's the way talk (High C) You must admit you're heaven sent For big boys ... Hey I'm on the corner taken ... Hey baby, I can hold my own (Cherrie) Meet me on C Street, baby Hey little girl, you want an ice cream cone Hello High C Cherrie Shake that trash over here I got a big jet black Cadillac Its parked out back in the rear I'd give you twenty five heathens To serve you a six pack of rollin' thunder beer Say ain't that enough, Cherrie To stick it in you Hey baby, are you with escort Are you really on your way home (Cherrie) Would you make it with a poor schoolboy Would you let this dog throw you his bone I don't mean to be pushy But I know I'd shove you down on the ground (hell ya) How can a sane man Adjust to havin' you around (*Repeat) Hello High C Cherrie Would you bring it on over here I got a big jet black Cadillac Crashed out back in the rear I'll give you twenty five heathens To serve you a six pack of rollin' thunder beer Say ain't that enough, Cherrie Hey is that enough, Cherrie Oh hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, Cherrie ... |
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from John Mellencamp - A Biography (2005)
I've been walking the streets in the evening Racing through the human jungle at night I'm so confused my mind is indifferent Hey, I'm so weak won't somebody turn off the light Electricity runs through the video As I watch from this hole I call home All the stony's are dancin' to the radio And I got the world calling me up here tonight on the phone Chorus: I need a lover that won't drive me crazy Some girl to thrill me and then go away I need a lover that won't drive me crazy Some girl that knows the meaning of Hey hit the highway Well I'm not wiped out by this poolroom life I'm living Gonna quit this job, go to school, or head back home Well, I'm not asking to be loved or be forgiven I just can't face shaken in this bedroom one more night alone I need a lover that won't drive me crazy I need a lover that won't drive me crazy I need a lover that won't drive me crazy Some girl that knows the meaning of Hey hit thte highway |
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from John Mellencamp - A Biography (2005)
I need a lover that won't drive me crazy
(I need a lover that won't drive me crazy) I need a lover that won't drive me crazy Some girl that knows the meaning of, uh, "Hey, hit the highway" Well I've been walkin' the streets up and down Racing through the human jungles at night I'm so confused, my mind is indifferent Hey, I'm so weak, won't somebody shut off that light Electricity runs through the video And I watch it from this hole I call home And all the stony's are dancin' to the radio And I got the world calling me up here Tonight on the phone I need a lover that won't drive me crazy Some girl to thrill me and then go away I need a lover that won't drive me crazy Some girl that knows the meaning of, uh, "Hey, hit the highway" Well, I'm not wiped out by this poolroom life I'm living I'm gonna quit this job, and go to school, or head back home And I'm not askin' to be loved or be forgiven Hey, I just can't face shakin' in this bedroom One more night alone I need a lover that won't drive me crazy I need a lover that won't drive me crazy I need a lover that won't drive me crazy Some girl that knows the meaning of, uh, "Hey, hit the highway" I need a lover that won't drive me crazy Some girl to thrill me and then go away I need a lover that won't drive me crazy Some girl that knows the meaning of, uh, "Hey, hit the highway" You betcha! |
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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 - 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 - 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 - Rough Harvest (2005)
When paradise is no longer fit for you to live in
And your adolescent dreams are gone Through the days you feel a little used up And you don't know where your energy's gone wrong It's just your soul feelin' a little downhearted Sometimes life is too ridiculous to live You count your friends all on one finger I know it sounds crazy just the way that we live Between a laugh and a tear Smile in the mirror as you walk by Between a laugh and a tear And that's as good as it can get for us And there ain't no reason to stop tryin' When this cardboard town can no longer amuse you You see through everything and nothin' seems worthwhile And hypocrite used to be such a big word to you And it don't seem to mean anything to you now Just try to live each and every precious moment Discouraged by the future, forget your past That's old advise but it'll be good to you I know there's a balance 'cuz I see it when I swing past Between a laugh and a tear Smile in the mirror as you walk by Between a laugh and a tear And that's as good as it can get for us And there ain't no reason to stop tryin' Between a laugh and a tear Smile in the mirror as you walk by Between a laugh and a tear And that's as good as it can get for us And there ain't no reason to stop tryin' No, no. When paradise can no longer amuse you..... |
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from John Mellencamp - Rough Harvest (2005)
Farewell Angelina, the bells of the crown
Are being stolen by bandits, I must follow the sound The triangle tingles, the music plays slow But farewell Angelina, the night is on fire, and I must go There is no use in talking and there's no need for blame There is nothing to prove, everything still is the same The table stands empty by the edge of the stream But farewell Angelina, the sky's changing colors, and I must leave The jacks and the queens they have forsake the courtyard Fifty-two gypsies now file past the guard In the space where the deuce and the ace once ran wild Farewell Angelina, the sky is folding, I'll see you after a while See the cross-eyed pirate sit perched in the sun Shooting tin cans with a sawed-off shotgun And the corporals and the neighbors clap and cheer with each blast But farewell Angelina, the sky is trembling, and I must leave fast King Kong little elves in the rooftops they dance Valentino-type tangos while the hero's clean hands Shut the eyes of the dead not to embarrass anyone Farewell Angelina, the sky is flooding over, and I must be gone The camouflaged parrot, he flutters from fear When something he doesn't know about suddenly appears What can not be imitated perfect must die Farewell Angelina, the sky's flooding over, and I must go where it is dry Machine guns are roaring, puppets heave rocks At misunderstood visions and at the faces of clocks Call me any name you like, I will never deny it But farewell Angelina, the sky is erupting, and I must go where it's quiet |
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from John Mellencamp - Rough Harvest (2005)
This land today, shall draw its last breath
And take into its ancient depths This frail reminder of its giant, dreaming self. While I, with human-hindered eyes Unequal to the sweeping curve of life, Stand on this single print of time. Human wheels spin round and round While the clock keeps the pace. Human wheels spin round and round Help the light to my face. That time, today, no triumph gains At this short success of age. This pale reflection of its brave and Blundering deed. For I, descend from this vault, Now dreams beyond my earthly fault Knowledge, sure, from the seed. Human wheels spin round and round While the clock keeps the pace. Human wheels spin round and round Help the light to my face. This land, today, my tears shall taste And take into its dark embrace. This love, who in my beating heart endures, Assured, by every sun that burns, The dust to which this flesh shall return. It is the ancient, dreaming dust of God. Human wheels spin round and round While the clock keeps the pace. Human wheels spin round and round Help the light to my face. Human wheels spin round and round While the clock keeps the pace. Human wheels spin round and round Help the light to my face. |
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from John Mellencamp - Rough Harvest (2005)
Well in my time of dyin'
Don't want nobody to mourn All I want for you to do Is take my body home Well well well so I can die easy Well well well Well well well so I can die easy Jesus gonna make up Jesus gonna make up Jesus gonna make up my dyin' bed Well meet me Jesus meet me meet me in the middle of the air If these wings should fail me, Lord, Won't you meet me with another pair Well well well so I can die easy Well well well Well well well so I can die easy Jesus gonna make up Jesus gonna make up Jesus gonna make up my dyin' bed Well in my time of dyin' Don't want nobody to cry All I want for you to do Is take me when I die Well well well so I can die easy Well well well Well well well so I can die easy Jesus gonna make up Jesus gonna make up Jesus gonna make up my dyin' bed |
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from John Mellencamp - Rough Harvest (2005)
Is this your life, Jackie Brown?
Poorly educated and forced to live on the poor side of town. Is this your daughter, Jackie Brown? This pretty little girl In the worn out clothes That have been hand-me down. Is this your wife, Jackie Brown? With sad blue eyes, walking on eggshells so you don't see her frown. Is this your family, Jackie Brown? Dream of vacationing on a mountain stream And giving the world more than it gave you. What ugly truths freedom brings And it hasn't been very kind to you. Is this your life, Jackie Brown? Is this your meal, Jackie Brown? Barely enough, I've seen people throw away more than this out. Is this your home, Jackie Brown? This three room shack With no running water And the bathroom out back. Is this your grave, Jackie Brown? This little piece of limestone that says another desperate man took himself out. Is this your dream, Jackie Brown? Going nowhere and nowhere fast We shame ourselves to watch people like this live. But who gives a damn about Jackie Brown? Just another lazy man who couldn't take what was his. One helluva life Jackie Brown. Forevermore, Jackie Brown Amen and amen - Jackie Brown? |
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from John Mellencamp - Rough Harvest (2005)
In a hand painted night, me and Gypsy Scotty are partners
At the Hotel Flamingo, wearin' black market shoes This loud Cuban band is crucifying John Lennon No one wants to be lonely, no one wants to sing the blues She's perched like a parrot on his tuxedo shoulder Christ, what's she doing with him, she could be dancing with me She stirs the ice in her glass with her elegant finger I want to be what she's drinking, yeah, I just want to be I saw you first, I'm the first one tonight I saw you first, don't that give me the right To move around in your heart Everyone was lookin' but I saw you first On a moon-spattered road in her parrot rebozo Gypsy Scotty is driving his big long yellow car She flies like a bird over his shoulder She whispers in his ear, boy, you are my star But I saw you first, I'm the first one tonight Yes, I saw you first, don't that give me the right To move around in your heart Everyone was lookin' In the bone-colored dawn, me and Gypsy Scotty are singin' The radio is playin', she left her shoes out in the back He tells me a story about some girl he knows in Kentucky He just made that story up, there ain't no girl like that But I saw you first, I'm the first one tonight Yes, I saw you first, don't that give me the right To move around in your heart Everyone was lookin' but I saw you first I saw you first I saw you first Yeah, yeah |
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from John Mellencamp - Rough Harvest (2005)
Well, we're droppin' our bombs
In the southern hemisphere And people are starving That live right here And they're tearing down walls In the name of peace And they're killing each other In the Middle East But love and happiness Have forgotten our names And there's no value left In love and happiness They raise the price of oil And they censor our mouths If you're a young couple today Forget buying a house And we wage or wars In the neighborhoods We kill the young to feed the old And man that ain't no good But love and happiness Have forgotten our names And there's no value left In love and happiness So, if you sell arms Or you run dope You got respect And you got hope But the rest of us die On your battle fields With wounds that fester and bleed But never heal But love and happiness Have forgotten our names And there's no value left In love and happiness And love and happiness And love and happiness Have forgotten our names And there's no value left In love and happiness Love and happiness Love and happiness Love and happiness |
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from John Mellencamp - Rough Harvest (2005)
On a Greyhound thirty miles beyond Jamestown
He saw the sun set on the Tennessee line He looked at the young man who was riding beside him He said I'm old kind of worn out inside I worked my whole life in the steel mills near Gary And my father before me I helped build this land Now I'm seventy-seven and with God as my witness I earned every dollar that passed through my hands My family and friends are the best thing I've known Through the eye of the needle I'll carry them home Days turn to minutes and minutes to memories Life sweeps away the dreams that we have planned You are young and you are the future So suck it up and tough it out and be the best you can The rain hit the old dog in the twilight's last gleaming He said Son it sounds like rattling old bones This highway is long but I know some that are longer By sunup tomorrow I guess I'll be home Through the hills of Kentucky 'cross the Ohio river The old man kept talking 'bout his life and his times He fell asleep with his head against the window He said an honest man's pillow is his peace of mind This world offers riches and riches will grow wings I don't take stock in those uncertain things Days turn to minutes and minutes to memories Life sweeps away the dreams that we have planned You are young and you are the future So suck it up and tough it out and be the best you can The old man had a vision but it was hard for me to follow I do things my way and I pay a high price When I think back on the old man and the bus ride Now that I'm older I can see he was right Another hot one out on highway eleven This is my life It's what I've chosen to do There's no free rides, no one said it'd be easy The old man told me this my son i'm telling it to you Days turn to minutes and minutes to memories Life sweeps away the dreams that we have planned You are young and you are the future So suck it up and tough it out and be the best you can |
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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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Big Daddy (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
You used to raise your voice so that it could be heard. You used to shout out your orders, and your word was the final word. Do as I say and not as I do. They've taken your picture off the wall. How does it feel to be the big daddy of them all? You used to chase your women right into your home. You used to tell them you loved them over the telephone. Now they all see through you And you're sinking like a stone. No one's knocking at your door, No one calls, How does it feel to be the big daddy of them all? You're sad and disgusted, Is what you've grown up to be. Bet you had no idea what your dream would turn out to be. But when you live for yourself Hell, it's hard on everyone. But you did it your way and man you did it all. How does it feel to be the big daddy of them all? Now you did it your way and man, you did it all. How does it feel to be the big daddy of them all? |
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