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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
Cain told Abel, "Brother, you'd better get busy We got watermelon burnin' up out there in the sun" Abel said, "Cain, brother, you're drivin' me silly Raisin' up this fruit trader bull, you know it ain't no fun" We're just yellin' in the dark We're just pissin' in the wind From underneath the sheets that we pray from Better let a little bit of this goodness get in So Cain rose up and he slay his brother The human soul and violence sometimes can be the next of kin And feelings are real in moments of desperation When the lowest dimension of the animal is let in We're just yellin' in the dark We're just pissin' in the wind From underneath the sheets that we pray from Better let a little bit of this goodness get in Ain't got no purpose, ain't got no direction, I ain't got no morals Ain't got no politics, ain't got no particular point of view What I've got is plenty of time on my hands, Ol' Skinny's playground Hey, Lord, tell me again, what you want me to do? We're just yellin' in the dark We're just pissin' in the wind From underneath the sheets that we pray from Better let a little bit of this beauty Better let a little bit of this goodness get in |
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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
See the moon roll across the stars See the seasons turn like a heart Your father's days are lost to you This is your time here to do what you will do Your life is now your life is now your life is now In this undiscovered moment Lift your head up above the crowd We could shake this world If you would only show us how Your life is now Would you teach your children to tell the truth Would you take the high road if you could choose Do you believe you're a victim of a great compromise 'Cause I believe you could change your mind and change our lives (repeat chorus) Would you teach your children to tell the truth This is your time here to do what you will do (repeat chorus twice) |
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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
We rode our horses in the city Didn't we love living there Now it's gone to those more beautiful 'Cause younger is always so pretty The marmalade the bed we made Seemed to stretch out into forever And we tried to stay together Yeah we tried to stay together Yeah, hey we had some good times Reckless at heart but never, never unkind In a perfect world we'd have done just fine We're positively crazy now |
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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
Written by: John Mellencamp
Holly told me, "You better give me a child" I said, "Holly, there's no way We don't even like each other all that much We couldn't make it one more day" She said, "You better look out, buster The next time you see me you're gonna pay" I said, "Holly, I'm not running anymore But I'm on my way" I'm on my way I'm on my way I'm on my way But I'm not running anymore Well I got two circus clowns here who like to fight They got one black eye and a bloody nose They are the hoodlums of my third wife Whatever I say they will oppose I try to teach those clowns something Like how to make it day to day I say, "Hey, you kids, I'm not running anymore But I'm on my way" I'm on my way I'm on my way I'm on my way And I'm not running anymore Well I look in the mirror - what the hell happened to me? Whatever I had has gone away I'm not the young kid that I used to be So I push the hair back out of my face That's O.K., I knew this would happen But I was hopin' not today Hey Baby, I'm not running anymore But I'm on my way I'm on my way I'm on my way I'm on my way And I'm not running anymore I'm on my way I'm on my way I'm on my way And I'm not running anymore For sure! |
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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
I stand here a black man I have no history I was brought up in East Chicago And I grew up on the streets The chains around the playground were the chains around my heart The brand upon my shoulder Well it reminds you who you are And it all comes true Yes it all comes true Like a wheel inside a wheel It turns on you And you think, What have I done? What can I do? What you believe about yourself It all comes true I was just a young girl My mother called me "Hon" My father was unhappy 'Cause I should have been his son They said, "Learn to be a waitress and learn to be a wife And be thankful for a chance to live an ordinary life" And it all comes true Yes it all comes true Like a wheel inside a wheel It turns on you And you think, What have I done? What can I do? What you believe about yourself It all comes true My life is a contradiction of sorrow and desire I drag my heart across the ash to throw it on the fire Maybe there's a reason and could there be a plan Or are we all just fools to think we'll understand And it all comes true Yes it all comes true Like a wheel inside a wheel It turns on you And you think, What have I done? What can I do? What you believe about yourself It all comes true And it all comes true Yes it all comes true Like a wheel inside a wheel It turns on you And you think, What have I done? What can I do? What you believe about yourself It all comes true |
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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
Diane and Jack went to the movies They went to see Richard Pryor Screamin' on his knees for his lover How could have I been wrong about you? How could I have been so wrong about you? Eden is burning I can see it from my window Better take it to the water Eden is burning Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Eden is burning Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Thinking of Havana Eating cream and bananas You and me in the sunshine How could have I been wrong about you? How could I have been so wrong about you? Eden is burning I can see it from my window Better take it to the water Eden is burning Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Eden is burning Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah How could have I been wrong about you? How could I have been so wrong about you? With love on our side With love on our side Here's the masquerade of our living Well, I hope it makes you feel better It's for our own protection I thought we were forever, me and you But nothin's forever, I guess it's true Eden is burning I can see it from my window Better take it to the water Eden is burning Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Eden is burning Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Repeat chorus) |
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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
I'm tired of being grateful for a chance to take a dive I'm sick of everything I do just to keep myself alive When you cut away the skin that bears the brand Standin' in the darkness, Baby, there I am Standin' in the darkness Someone call my name out Standin' in the darkness Someone put the flame out Standin' in the darkness Baby, there I am Where the world began Saw the man in Jamaica, he had a shadow on his back I recalled the ring of fire, and he wore his suit of black When the legend and the ocean meet the sand Standin' in the darkness, Baby, there I am Standin' in the darkness Someone call my name out Standin' in the darkness Someone put the flame out Standin' in the darkness Baby, there I am Where the world began Everyone is so fabulous, hey, we all got our gun Old Snakey's not a sinner, no, he just shows us how it's done When you separate the wretched from the damned Standin' in the darkness, Baby, there I am Standin' in the darkness Someone call my name out Standin' in the darkness Someone put the flame out Standin' in the darkness Baby, there I am Where the world began |
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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
There's a band playing down the street we could see, yeah Movie showing down at the Von Lee A church supper with Grandma and Grandad Let's go out and have ourselves the best time we've ever had Say goodnight, my Miss Missy Goodnight, it's time to go home Hey, I might call you later Oh Missy, girl, it's late, it's time to go home Weight of the world's now on your head I take back all those mean things I said Little baby kicking down in your gut I hope it doesn't grow up to be as crazy as us Goodnight, oh my Miss Missy Goodnight, it's time to go home Hey, I might, I just might, call you later Oh Missy it's time to go home So let's dance slow just one more time Let me hold your face close to mine, yeah Let's pretend that Jesus has come To take us out just one more night for fun Goodnight, oh my Miss Missy Goodnight, it's time to go home Hey, I might call you later Oh Missy, girl, it's time to go home (Repeat chorus) |
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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
Hey, don't I know you from somewhere Yeah, it was down in New Orleans In one of those back-street bars in the quarter Between Desire and Honalee You were dancin' with a friend of Michael's I remember how we met You were talkin' to ol' Jimmy And you lit my cigarette How come you can't remember? This is me you're talkin' to From May through September It was all about me 'n you, Baby It was all about me 'n you Well it looks like to me That you have conveniently forgotten everything This confusion that has surrounded you Is this your morality and not your brain You've got a birthmark below your navel You wear a size seven and a half shoe You got this Rolex watch that I suspect you cobbed From that doctor who said he loved you How come you can't remember? This is me you're talkin' to From May through September It was all about me 'n you, Baby It was all about me 'n you Well you told me that you lived in the wind Like a bird who never touched the ground And if you did you would surely die without making a sound "Live, let's live", that's all you kept sayin' And our summer was full of life We're gonna send them a postcard, and show 'em what it's like to be alive But I never wanted to leave your side No, I just couldn't believe that you'd lie No, I never wanted to say "good-bye" baby How come you can't remember? This is me you're talkin' to From May through September It was all about me 'n you, Baby It was all about me 'n you |
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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
Babe break me off a piece of your love Once it's on I can't seem to get enough So keep it up Keep it comin' uh What Break me off some baby You're wicked, Baby So do what's right Break me off a piece of that love tonight Like a steel guitar that I love to play Everyone loves Jesus on judgment day You get hot just like gasoline In your cashmere shirt and your cut-off jeans I've been workin' all day Here's what I made Baby what you say Break me off some Babe break me off a piece of your love Once it's on I can't seem to get enough So keep it up Keep it comin' uh What Break me off some baby (Repeat chorus) Down in Mexico there's a man I know Who gave away his future for a piece of gold He washed his hands in Noah's flood Now those mountains they're just red as blood I left this place just to come with you Walkin' off the mesa in some dead man's shoes I've been workin' all day Here's what I made Baby what you say Break me off some Babe break me off a piece of your love Once it's on I can't seem to get enough So keep it up Keep it comin' uh What Break me off some baby (Repeat chorus) Eie yie yie yie yie yie yie Eie yie yie yie yie yie yie I like the way you're movin' on the dance floor baby I like the way you're moving' on the dance floor baby Shake shake shake 'til my eyes are sore baby Shake shake shake 'til my eyes are sore baby Bounce bounce bounce 'til your body is sore baby Bounce bounce bounce 'til your body is sore baby Feel the heat Moe Z Put his hands on Babe break me off a piece of your love Once it's on I can't seem to get enough So keep it up Keep it comin' uh What Break me off some baby (Repeat chorus) |
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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
Exotic cars scream down the sunset of dreams On a hot sunny afternoon I'm in a hot dog stand With a strange love holding my hand And we're both playin' it real cool It's the summer of love It's the summer of love, Baby It's the summer of love Leastways, I'm hopin' it is So we talk about her favorite movie star or something She says, "Ya know, I've never done this before" (Yeah, sure) "I know it sounds strange, but I can't remember your name But I remember last night on the floor" And we both laughed like she told a joke or something She takes her neckerchief off and wraps it around my head And says, "Hey, you" It's the summer of love It's the summer of love, Baby It's the summer of love Leastways, I'm hopin' it is It's the summer of love It's the summer of love, Baby It's the summer of love Leastways, I'm hopin' it is So we both walk along alone She says, "Hey, Mister, you sure make a strange kind of lover" And I say "yeah" I say "yeah" It's the summer of love It's the summer of love, Baby It's the summer of love Leastways, I'm hopin' it is Leastways, I'm thinkin' it just might be |
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from John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp (1998)
Be careful How you walk These days are evil Look how you talk I hear there are people that are listening This mystery Is up to you So you be careful What you do I know There are people who are wondering These are the days of farewell Halfway undecided That's our peace That's our peace Be careful The friends you keep He might not really Be your friend He belongs To the wishing and the wandering Be careful Too much at stake You don't want ever To be wronged Don't you ever Let the dirty business make you clean These are the days of farewell Halfway undecided That's our peace Amen Amen Glory be to God I will bless the Lord at all times His words shall continually be in my mouth with praise For I am here today 'cause He said that I would live There's no reason why HIV shouldn't have missed my daughter and my life But it did Through the eyes of God, he saw fit for me to be here I will praise the Lord at all times As we live in the last days the Devil will always be up under my feet And I will praise his name Hallelujah Don't you pretend To be something That you are not Hear me my friend I'll tell you what I know It will only sicken you Let us be grateful For what you've got Help me to know What I am not Of my friend There are people who are wondering These are the days of farewell It's undecided It's undecided Oh my friend Oh my friend Oh my friend My friend My friend My friend It's undecided Too much Too much Too Much Too much at stake for you and me |
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from John Mellencamp - Human Wheels (1993)
Written by: John Mellencamp
Tony Jones stabbed Alice Jones On their first anniversary Down in Dallas, Texas In a small apartment With nobody present. He pulled out a knife And he stuck it to her. He left her bleeding On the floor in the kitchen With cake on her fingers And her wedding ring holding. In her hand was a note That said the wicked must suffer And he drove off quickly To his girlfriend's apartment. But who really suffers in the end? It's easy enough for us to pretend that Everything's all right with the family. Everything is safe here at home. Everything's all right with the family. The beds are made but there's no sheets on. From the courtroom stand Tony said he was sorry. That he was sad and mixed up, And he didn't know what he was doing, That he'd always loved Alice And he begged for forgiveness. So he threw himself On the mercy of the jury And he told how his father Had beat and abused him Back in grade school In the basement den, And that maybe prison Was the best thing for him. And he said, "Oh God, can you forgive me?" yeah But who really suffers in the end? It's easy enough for us all to pretend that Everything's all right with the family. Everything is safe here at home. Everything's all right with the family. The beds are made but there's no sheets on. How many days does it take to make us weak? And how many hours do people spend lonely? In the heart of the heart the family lay dying The ruin of a nation lies at our feet, yeah. Everything's all right with the family. Everything is safe here at home. Everything's all right with the family. The beds are made but there's no sheets on. (Repeat chorus.) |
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from Perfect Storm (퍼펙트 스톰) by James Horner [ost] (2000) | |||||
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from Honeymoon In Vegas (허니문 인 베가스) by David Newman [ost] (1992)
Written by Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller
The warden threw a party in the county jail. The prison band was there and they began to wail. The band was jumpin' down they began to swing. You should've heard those jailbirds sing. Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. Well Spider Murphy played on the saxophone, Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone. The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang, the whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang. Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. Well number forty-seven said to number three: "You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see. I sure could enjoy some of your company, come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me." Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. Well sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone When over in the corner weepin' all alone. The warden said, "buddy, don't you be no square. If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair." Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. Well Henry said to Bugs, "For Heaven's sake, no one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break." Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix nix, I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks." Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. |
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from Cocktail (칵테일) by J. Peter Robinson [ost] (1988) | |||||
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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)
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)
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 - 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)
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)
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)
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 - American Fool (1986)
When I was a young boy Said put away those young boy ways Now that I'm gettin' older so much older I love all those young boy days With a girl like you With a girl like you Lord knows there are things we can do baby Just me and you Come on and make it Hurt so good Come on baby make it hurt so good Sometimes love don't feel like it should you make it hurt so good Don't have to be so exiting Just tryin' to give myself a little bit of fun yeah You always look so invitin' You ain't as green as you are young Hey baby its you Come on girl now its you Sink your teeth right through my bones baby Let's see what we can do Come on and make it Hurt so good Come on baby make it hurt so good Sometimes love don't feel like it should you make it hurt so good I ain't talkin' no big deals I ain't made no plans myself I ain't talkin' no high heels Maybe we could walk around all day long walk around all day long Hurt so good Come on baby make it hurt so good Sometimes love don't feel like it should you make it hurt so good Hurt so good Come on baby make it hurt so good Sometimes love don't feel like it should you make it hurt so good |
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from John Mellencamp - American Fool (1986)
Little ditty about Jack and Diane Two American kids growin' up in the heartland Jackie gonna be a football star Diane debutante backseat of Jackie's car Suckin' on chili dogs outside the tastee freeze Diane's sittin' on Jackie's lap He's got his hand between her knees Jackie say, "Hey Diane let's run off Behind a shady tree Dribble off those Bobby Brooks Let me do what I please." And Jackie say Oh yeah life goes on Long after the thrill of livin is gone Oh yeay say life goes on Long after the thrill of livin is gone, they walk on Jackie sits back reflects his thoughts for the moment Scratches his head and does his best James Dean. Well you know Diane, we oughta run off to the city Diane says "Baby, you ain't missin' nuth-in" Jackie say-a Chorus Gonna let it rock Let it roll Let the Bible Belt come and Save my soul Hold on to sixteen as long as you can Changes come around real soon Make us women and men Little ditty about Jack and Diane Two American kids done the best they can |
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from John Mellencamp - American Fool (1986)
You can laugh and joke and make fun of your friends Spin in the middle when the troubles begin Take it nice and easy and always pretend That you're cool, so cool, so cool Say I'm alone and I'm wild and I will not be pained Talk like a jerk or an educated brain Be an old girl driving the young boys insane Be a joker, a preacher it does not matter Everyone needs a hand to hold on to Everyone needs a hand to hold on to Don't need to be no strong hand Don't need to be no rich hand Everyone just needs a hand to hold on to Having good luck with your financial situation Play the ponies, be president of the United Nations Go to work and be a Hollywood stud Drive your four wheel drive right into the mud Everyone needs a hand to hold on to Everyone needs a hand to hold on to Don't need to be no strong hand Don't need to be no rich hand Everyone just needs a hand to hold on to And them those hours when you're alone And there's nobody there except yourself I know it, you wanna pick up the phone And say talk to me, talk to me somebody please talk to me yeah Oh yeah Everyone needs a hand to hold on to Everyone needs a hand to hold on to Don't need to be no strong hand Don't need to be no rich hand Everyone just needs a hand to hold on to (repeat) |
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from John Mellencamp - American Fool (1986)
Office girls, they pass me by.
They don't know my name. Put me on the danger list, Just too wild to tame. Take the drinks off of the table. Throw my guitar out the door. Set my sights on some new sunrise. Help my feet to the floor. I ain't lookin' for affection. I guess I need myself a shove. Give me someone I can look up to. Show me someone I can love. Good boys go to heaven, Good girls say their prayers. Me, I don't say anything at all. I hope the Big Man still cares. Touch my soul with your religion. Cut my throat with your spite. Hurt me with your silence, girl. Stay with me, stay with me, Stay with me tonight. I ain't lookin' for affection. I guess I need myself a shove. Give me someone I can look up to. Show me someone I can love. I ain't lookin' for affection. I guess I need myself a shove. Give me someone I can look up to. Show me someone I can love. Don't go starin' at me. Makes me feel so insecure. Talk behind my back if you want to. I don't hear no more. Take me to my destination. Put me on the plane. Fly me up to heaven, dear Lord. Take me home again. I ain't lookin' for affection. I guess I need myself a shove. Give me someone I can look up to. Show me someone I can love. I ain't lookin' for affection. I guess I need myself a shove. Give me someone I can look up to. Show me someone I can love. |
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from John Mellencamp - American Fool (1986)
I was courting a Southern belle.
Her daddy was a rich 'un, too. Sports car outside her door, She was pretty good looking, too. You call me up, want me to come over When the servants are all in bed. And she said, "Daddy's on a flight tonight. Does that put any ideas in your head?" I say to her: Take it all the way. Can you really take it all the way down? Can you really take it all the way down, down, down? Down, down, down. So we watch a little TV, I drink up the family wine. She said, "You're such a snake in the grass, boy. But tonight, you're mine." But wait a minute, wait a minute, baby. Are you tryin' to make a fool out of me? She said, "I've seen men like you before. I've got a long family tree." And she said to me: Take it all the way. Can you really take it all the way down? Can you really take it all the way down, down, down? And I say to myself: Even a fool like me can be the lovin' kind. Even a fool like me can be the lovin', lovin' kind. Take it all the way. Can you really take it all the way down? Can you really take it all the way down, down, down? Take it all the way. Can you really take it all the way down? Can you really take it all the way down, down, down? |
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from John Mellencamp - American Fool (1986)
In these long, hot summer days, need a way to cool ourselves down. Pop off the top of that Chevrolet, drive through the carwash, laugh and fall around. Smokin' the old Ducados the old man got down in Spain. Eatin' eggs and French fries on the side. Ride that Harley Davidson in the hot summer heat. Lord knows that I just love to ride. Go by and pick up that Kentucky girl. She knew me when I got my start. Oh yeah, those were different days... in the valley of the thundering hearts, thundering hearts thundering hearts thundering hearts Get your greasy hair, girl, right on my face. This old redneck's on fire, burnin' up. Give us a kiss, baby, make it on the same place. Humidity's about to drive me all crazy wild. Pretty soon, the sun will be goin' down, and this little town will be cool and dark. Forget about heaven. Let me stay here forever in the valley of the thundering hearts thundering hearts thundering hearts thundering hearts |
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from John Mellencamp - American Fool (1986)
China girl, i met you the sea sand You touched me with your cool hand Your perfume's in the wind China girl, your darry tells you lies white To keep you from my blue eyes You know it ain't no sin And i won't break you, china girl If you take me into your arms It's been my good fortune to fine you, China girl Stolen flowers are sweetest in the mornin' The eastern sun is dawnin' You silk's against my skin China girl take me to your jasmine place Cool me with your subtle grace To know me is no sin And i won't break you, china girl If you take me into your arms It's been my good fortune to fine you, China girl And i won't break you, china girl If you take me into your arms It's been my good fortune to fine you, China girl If you take me into your arms It's been my good fortune to fine you, China girl |
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from John Mellencamp - American Fool (1986)
I may not be a pillar in my town
Or have the kind of job you think that I should. I know you see me out running around With a couple of people You think are no good. I've tried to clean it up a couple of times, but I'm a Backslidin' fool when it comes to walkin' that line. It's OK. You think you're better than me. Yeah, that's all right, girl, that's all right. 'Cause I'm close enough for rock and roll, Close enough for rock and roll, Close enough for rock and roll. I'm close enough for a little rock... And roll. Yeah, it's true, I don't plan my time. When you're lookin' for me, I'm hard to find. I know you don't wanna run around with me. With my socks fallin' down, girl, I'm just poor company. I've seen your face, and it's a one-eyed jack. We like to talk about this or that. None of these things really interest me. Hey, that's all right, girl, that's all right. 'Cause I'm close enough for rock and roll, Close enough for rock and roll, Close enough for rock and roll. I'm close enough for a little rock. I know you think I'm a rough cut, baby. I ain't as rough cut as I am the blood on your hands. Gonna love that blood right off of your hands. Close enough for rock and roll, Close enough for rock and roll. Close enough for rock and roll, Close enough for rock and roll. Close enough for rock and roll, Close enough for rock and roll. Close enough for rock and roll, Close enough for rock and roll. |
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from John Mellencamp - American Fool (1986)
Well, I hear you downstairs
You're foolin around with your father's brother And your mother's gown All the old heroes keep comin' around To find out if you're still at home So you lie in the sun, watch your body turn to tan Your skin is oiled with the sweat of a man He bought you a diamond ring girl, to wear on your hand And, baby, he's leaving tomorrow Yeah, I'll be with you in your weakest moments, uh huh Yeah, I'll be there with you in your weakest moments Well, you say you can remember when it was your world And you were Mister Ruby's girl He gave you dreams and schemes that swirl Around your head and your body And when you drink sometimes, you try to liberate And you stagger in the front yard, girl, till you find the gate That swing on that thin line of love and hate And baby, just let it go Yeah, I'll be with you in your weakest moments, uh huh Yeah, I'll be there with you in your weakest moments Yeah, I'll be with you in your weakest moments, uh huh Yeah, I'll be with you in your weakest moments, girl Yeah, I'll be with you in your weakest moments, uh huh Yeah, I'll be with you in your weakest moments Those weakest moments Weakest moments |
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from John Mellencamp - American Fool (1986)
Some people say I’m obnoxious and I’m lazy
Some people say I take advantage of the younger girls and they’re right Some people say should have been taught a few more manners at home Some say I’m chauvinistic better of just to leave me alone I don’t know what I’m supposed to do If I can’t please myself could I really please you? Chorus Being brought up The American fool Being brought up The American fool Some people like to talk and tell you their ideals and how it’s supposed to be Some people are fools like me and say what’s on their mind immediately Some people don’t say at all and some just care too much Some people, some people, some people are driving me crazy I don’t know what I’m supposed to do When I can’t please myself could I really please you? Some people say I’m obnoxious and I’m lazy Some people say I take advantage of the younger girls and they’re right I don’t know what I’m supposed to do If I can’t please myself could I really please you? |
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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Two veteran lovers french kiss in the doorway Their ears are cold but their hearts are so warm A country band playin' down the street just a little ways They're whiskey wild, they keep it up until dawn CHORUS: Small Paradise I glad to see everything's alright with you Alright then hold me tight - kiss me Small Paradise A neon sign blinks outside in the pouring rain It's ladies night free drinks until 10 Some people walk on by, hey girl don't I know you, won't you come on in Well it ain't love but it ain't bad CHORUS CHORUS |
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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Well I hear in Miami they have a lot of girls Who toast their flesh in the sun Living on allowances they receive from the old man at home To keep up appearances to have fun CHORUS: Hey baby Living in Miami I know you're hip to those hotel alibis I know you're nowhere near twenty But I ain't the kind to kiss and tell or tell lies Well they are easy to look at, they are hard to hold They have high opinions of themselves But at night you can find them drinking in the bar Wishing that they could find somebody else CHORUS Well they pull and tug on their high fashion clothes As they strip off their armor in their apartment bedrooms They wish that somewhere they can find a spark Well their sights and visions and dreams are set high They think the world can be won with a smile I hear 'em giggle out loud, lost in the crowd Give me a cuddle when we get outside CHORUS Hey baby Living in Miami I know you're hip to those hotel alibis I know you're nowhere near twenty But I ain't the kind to kiss and tell or tell lies |
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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Well I see you've got a new boyfriend Got your mixed up husband too I got 25 dollars in my pocket Want me to spend it all on you But I know that you cheat on all of us That's just the way that you do Hey, girl, I don't care where you've been I know, I've been there too Chorus: Woo, woo baby, Do you think that's fair? Do we really have to be so lonely and so scared Woo, woo baby, Do you think that's fair? Well I know this is up to me and you We make this thing turn out like we want to Well, last time I thought about you Didn't really think that much And the last time we spoke you said You were afraid of my touch And then you went your way I stumbled down a highway, I went mine You know, I think it's funny the Way infatuation gets beat up by the time CHORUS Well I see your life has evolved Into one big masquerade And all of those old fools you used to run to They shot you full of old age Well, don't go expecting too much no, no From this new love affair Probably fall flat on its face No one to pick you up, no one who cares CHORUS |
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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (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 - John Cougar (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
In the cool of the evening I don't know the reason But I long to touch Some young tender hearts sometimes So I go to this party With a bunch of me hardies They say don't get too cute Don't get too smart 'Cause these people are crazy They toot coke and drink wang-too And they talk in some crazy tongue There's a slit-eyed lady Say'n don't you be so stupid I may be old but I'm still good fun Still good fun Yeah I'm still good fun Well I ain't that choosy I'll flip-flop with a floozy If I figure there's no strings attached But sometimes I loose my feet Underneath the back seat And I have to fly my heart at half mast Well this old bitty She was smart and she was witty She was really out of control you know It was stumble or fall I had my back to the wall I didn't know to bet on win, place or show Chorus: Welcome to Chinatown, she said I'm gonna lay your body down, she said I ain't no queen, but I'm wearin' this crown She said Welcome to Chinatown Welcome to Chinatown Well she shimmered and she shook What she wanted she took She shook like some rickshaw ride She stuck her fingers down my throat 'Till I almost choked I thought I'd gone heaven and died Well she took me by the ear And said what do you want to hear boy You want to hear those crazy old lies I said nothing you can say girl Can drive me away Just check my complexion Make sure I'm still alive Chorus: Welcome to Chinatown, she said I'm gonna lay your body down, she said I ain't no queen, but I'm wearin' this crown She said Welcome to Chinatown Welcome to Chinatown Welcome to Chinatown Welcome to Chinatown |
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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Well I'm all gassed up The Car is waitin' outside I got three more hours on this loser's job And then I'll be ready to ride I got this cowboy comin' with me This guy's name is Jeffrey Jack He can shoot the eyes out of a pool ball He can get the young girls into the sack We'll go down to the dance hall Locals will be kickin' up their heels They'll be drinkin' tequila sunrises Until the morning light fills up the window sills Chorus: And then I'll be with Sugar Marie She's the only girl I know that can make me forget about me Come on and dance with me Sugar Marie She don't ask me any questions when it's time to leave She works down at the truck stop Where she polishes the spoons She gets colas and burgers for the boys On those hot summer afternoons She's got this girlfriend named Linda Linda's got a tattoo that says Christ Well she ain't half bad to talk to And I reckon she looks pretty nice We'll drive down to the dance hall Sittin' there waitin' on me Jesus, you know it feels pretty good And sometimes I need some good ole company Chorus She don't ask any questions And she don't flirt with the other boys She belongs to me Sugar Marie Bridge: I never thought I needed no one I can make a big enough mess myself Oh, but when I finally found someone She made me respect myself Dance for me Sugar Marie Chorus Hey girl I wish we could tear the heart Out of this old town tonight |
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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
God gave Moses a few little rules And he said I want you to pass them around Take a look at those old tools I can't believe the shit that's going down You're supposed to have a good time But I think you take it a little too far Watchin' your life in vista-vision A monkey on your back, a brand new car Well Shakespeare threw down his pencil, Said I think I'm gonna start layin' brick Too much of this Romeo stuff enough to make Anybody sick "To be or not to be," I mean what's that supposed to mean I'm changin' my image tomorrow Be a groupie, make the scene Chorus: Pray for me if you want to If you don't want to don't stay Somebody shot the Vicar and the minister's on his way Sellin' open legs on the corner Punchin' Judy workin' uptown Pray for me if you want to Before some fool shoots you down The man in the cage is always for freedom The way of the transgressor is hard Cain and Abel and their old man Playin' croquet in the back yard Two guys beat up the sole survivor Up beat on the back street I don't really want to get involved Won't someone help me to my feet. Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Oh yeah Well she started out, just to be a dancer Gonna make her livin' dancin' In the Broadway shows So she hitchhiked cross the country From Pasaroba to the Big Red Apple Where your dreams are made Your debts must be paid on time Well she wasn't used to livin' in the city So she took a job cleanin' up as a maid At the Grammercy Park Hotel And all her auditions They didn't turn out so pretty So she took a job dancin' At the bar down the street as well *I'll hold you close, Taxi Dancer And I'll listen to how your outgrew your dreams How they faded away I'll hold you close, Taxi Dancer We can pretend this floor is the Broadway stage Well I don't know how long or how far Her fortune did take her But I heard she sits alone drunk In a bar downtown on 42nd Street And sometimes an old Butch Will slip a quarter into the jukebox And she'll stagger to the bar And dance with that girl for free (*Repeat Chorus) Oh the stage, baby |
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from John Mellencamp - John Cougar (2005)
You've been checking some girls heart
For some tenderness But all you found this far Her credit card eyes and some pretentiousness Tell her you're gonna have to pass If she don't like it she can kiss your ass Cos all you wanted anyway Was your take home pay Take home pay, better spend it as fast as you can Take home pay, buy yourself a lover beats beatin’ it by hand You know what they say Money can't buy happiness But you 're feelin real good When you’re real well dressed And you're blowin them all away Spending your take home pay! |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
Written by Geoffrey Cushing-Murray and Richard Littlefield
Sonny's out strolling, ambling slowly Washed in amber street lights A Mexican wind blows in Takin' ahold of Angelina's hair and her halo Motors runnin' muffling the sound Of street talk, a big deal's goin' down Chorus: It's another hot night In a cold town Got yourself a hot night In a cold town Johnny's got spare change in his pocket And a ring and a watch to hock for a sweet ride A one way ticket hidden in his shoe These last few hours He says he'll spend with you He's leavin' home without a trace No forwarding address he'll never have to face another... Chorus Well the losers and the groovers And the corner boys are hangin' 'round Runnin' in and out of doorways Up and down the stairs Stray dogs headed for the pound Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
Well, our hearts beat like thunder I don't know why they don't explode You got your hands in my back pockets And Sam Cooke's singin' on the radio You say that I'm the boy who can make it all come true Well, I'm tellin' ya that I don't know if I know what to do CHORUS You say that's all right, hold tight Well, I don't even know if I'm doin' this right Well all right, hold tight We can stay out all day or we can run around all night Well all night, all night Well, it's time to go home And I ain't even done with the night Well, I don't know no good come-ons And I don't know no cool lines I feel the heat of your frustration I know it's burnin' you up deep down inside You say that I"m the boy who can make it all come true Well, I'm tellin' ya that I don't know if I know what to do CHORUS |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
I bring you renegade stories And you tell me I'm crazy and wild You say that I lack maturity Stop actin' like a child But you know I am a liar And my promises only get in my way You feel so good, when you're in my arms Ain't there one right thing I can say To make oyu want to stay Chorus: Oh, oh baby, baby Don't misunderstand me oh, oh baby, baby You tell me that you love me but This ain't no way for you to live You hold so tight your fingers are broken I take more than I care to give But it's heartbeat to heartbeat It's push and shove and steal and prove It's hand to mouth sometimes If we run hard enough someday baby Gonna find some room to move Chorus All of this showin' and provin' Is nothing but fear Everybody can do what they want But they just can't do it here Girl hold on to my childishness I'm gonna break on through Out of this mess Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
I've had a lot of girls in my life They never meant that much to me A good time was always had by all But those ggod times, they were fleeting memories I used to lie to them and then I'd kiss them But I kept them an arm's length away Well hey man now you know me And look how silly I been acting today Chorus: This time I really think I'm in love, I'm in love This time I think I'm really in love This time I really think I'm in love This time I think I'm really in love I used to roll down the window And let that tape deck blow And look at the honey I was holding that night I'd say, "Hey girl you're the one" And then I'd laugh when I'd take her home You got your arms around my shoulders You got my soul confused with my heart You were too smart to believe all those tired lines And I was too dumb to know what had started I hope you don't lose that innocent laughter I hope time doesn't take that away Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
This ain't no make believe I ain't foolin around this time You can believe what you want to believe It's a sin the way we've wasted our time Make me feel like I wanna feel Baby tear this pain from my heart Make me feel like I wanna feel Make me feel like I did in the start Maybe it's a change of plan Now that your dreams have left me behind Or is it another man Who didn't care that you were mine Baby this could be our last chance Now you're actin like it's no big deal Make me feel like I wanna feel Make me feel like I did in the start I can hear, I can hear, I can hear The radio playin' your favorite song I don't care, I don't care, I don't care I know that something had to go wrong Baby don't you walk away Stay here and listen to my plans You can leave, make it another day Stay tonight and hold me in your hands |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005) | |||||
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Well I get up in the morning Have a smoke, have a drink Then I get dressed I don't want to get to work too late 'Cause that bossman he's a real mean son-of-a-bitch Everything is so fast and so crazy But the day still slowly slips on by And when that five o'clock whistle starts to blow I'll be gone in a wink of an eye Chorus Tonight, I'm gonna see my baby again And that long haired girl will be smiling When she sees me walkin' in Well all right, she looks so good That she just hasta be a sin Tonight, I'm gonna see my baby again We'll walk over to the East Street Montgomery Pier She says she likes holding something dangerous She pulls me close and whispers in my ear She says, "Come here little boy I'll put my pussy right on your face Because my fever is runnin' hot and high And you're the boy that makes me feel like I'm alive" Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
My baby is a cry cry baby,
She sits on my lap and balls, My baby is a top mechanic, She works with my nuts until, She'll do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, she'll go down, she'll go down. |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Pretty girls in beat up cars Throwing kisses to the soldiers Pale blue eyes and whisky bars The lines on her face say she's getting older Girl you better reach out to me Runnin' with your Weakness in the dark You hope it disappears by tomorrow On your knees and in the dark Don't wanna beg Lord knows, you're too old to borrow You better reach out to me Girl you better reach out to me Chorus 'Cause you're a oh, oh, oh, oh wild angel Oh, oh, oh, oh a wild angel Cabin fever nearly drove us insane When the snow fell on us last December Look at me girl, I don't feel the same Now those days they've all gone together You better reach out to me Girl you better reach out to me Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
Peppermint Twist
Joey Dee and The Starliters Well they've got a new dance and it goes like this (Bop shoo-op, a bop bop shoo-op) Yeah the name of the dance is Peppermint Twist (Bop shoo-op, a bop bop shoo-op) Well you like it like this, the Peppermint Twist It goes round and round, up and down Round and round, up and down Round and round and a up and down And a one two three kick, one two three jump LEAD BREAK Well meet me baby down at 45th street Where the Peppermint Twisters meet And you'll learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist It's alright, all night, it's alright It's okay, all day, it's okay You'll learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist Yeah, yeah |
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from John Mellencamp - Nothin' Matters And What If It Did (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Well I was out on the town I was out cruising around Looking for a suitable bitch to throw down on the ground I was out looking for a cheap shot Well you ain't got nothing but cheap shots a lot oh ho yea, give me another cheap shot oh ho yea, give me another cheap shot Well I picked her up I took her to a movie cafe', yea And I took her to the XXX theater place, woo It was a cheap shot at best When I ran my hands across her dress oh ho yea, give me another cheap shot oh ho yea, give me another cheap shot Let me tell ya all about it Cheap shots are fun Cheap shots are for everyone Playboy after your done You know you've had a cheap shot So why don't you shoot shoot shoot me Well its was getting late Decided to take myself back home And I borrowed a dime and I called her on the pay telephone I was whispering real heavy into the phone When her old man picked it up said "Leave my Kids alone" oh ho yea, give me another cheap shot, yea oh ho yea, give me another cheap shot Now don't you know little boy You got the world a jerk-off man And don't you be no candy ass And a use your right hand Get out on the corner Take another cheap shot Never eat there with ..... oh ho yea, give me another cheap shot, yea oh ho yea, give me another cheap shot, yea oh ho yea, give me another cheap shot oh ho yea, give me another cheap shot Shoot me |
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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)
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)
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)
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 - 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: 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 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)
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)
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 - 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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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Sometimes fly a little high, Then you know better dig yourself. Sometimes get a little lost, Then you know you got to find yourself. Happens to everyone and Lord, I don't know why. I want, I want, I need, I need. I want, I want to live, To see it all, Laugh, touch it all. Sometimes we say silly things, And act like two little kids. Like the tail wagging the dog, We both get hurt by what was said, That's okay, that's allright with me, I'd rather fight with you than lay down and die. I want, I want, I need, I need. I want, I want to live, To see it all, Laugh, touch it all. I want, I want, I need, I need. I want, I want to live, To see it all, Laugh, touch it all, To live, to see it all. |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Martha say she don't need no stinking man making no decisions for her. She don't need his money, she don't need him between the sheets, She ain't gonna sleep on the edge of the bed for no stinking man. And that's the way she lives 'cause I saw her last night Pouring water on a drowning man in the moonlight, saying: Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother, Hi-de-hi-de-hey now, Martha. Hi-de-hi-de-hi, sister. Say what, hey you, look out, Martha. Martha say she don't need no revolver to shoot some idiot down. She can do it with her eyes, she can do it with her smile, She can do it with a conversation just walking down the hall. Man, now ain't that the truth 'cause i saw her take a bite out of Some macho dude laying some corn ball line on her last night, saying: Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother, Hi-de-hi-de-hey now, Martha. Hi-de-hi-de-hi, sister. Say what, hey you, look out, Martha. Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother. (Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother.) Hi-de-hi-de-ho, sister. (Hi-de-hi-de-hi, yeah.) Hi-de-hi-de-hi. (Hi-de-hi-de-ho, yeah.) Hi-de-hi-de-hi, Martha. Say what, look out, shake it up Martha. Martha say say she ain't changin', no nothin' for nobody for no damn good reason. It's the way that she wants it, it's the way that she gets it. Well, the girl loves playing hardball, it leaves me in a no win situation saying: Hi-de-hi-de-hi, brother, Hi-de-hi-de-hey now, Martha. Hi-de-hi-de-hi, sister. Say what, hey you, look out, Martha. Repeat Martha say she don't need no stinking man making no decisions for her. |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Henry worked at Sears or somehwhere, Theo did, too. They both got themselves a van together; Nineteen seventy-two, Ford. Drove around all night long playing music very, very loud. Big noise, all the time; Little legends in a little town. Moments of time they shared together. Moments of time between two friends. Standing on street corners with shirts unbuttoned. There was a moment in time they swore they were friends to the end. Couple of wild boys They told me they could hear the grass grow. Theo used to say, hey Henry, man, I'm screwin' this cat. You're just holdin' it. I never knew what they was talking about But they laughed like they both thought it was funny. Theo and weird Henry went chasing after something And neither one of them believing in nothing. Moments in time they shared together, Called themselves the "He-man women lovers club," Throwin' pop bottles against the wall just to get some attention. There was a moment in time they swore they were friends until the end. Theo's out there living it up doing a little earth shaking -somewhere. Henry sent a postcard from a better place But I can see them both sitting there laughing and breathing. I can still see that smile on weird Henry's face. Moments in time they shared together, Moments in time between two friends. Dancing on that old van with their shirts wide open, That was a moment in time they swore they were blood brothers until the end. |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (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 - Big Daddy (2005)
Never wanted to be no pop singer,
Never wanted to write no pop songs. Never had no weird hair to get my songs over. Never wanted to hang out after the show. Pop singer (writing) of pop songs. Never wanted to have my picture taken. Now, who would want to look into these eyes? Just want to make it real - good, bad or indifferent. That's the way that I live and that's the way that I'll die (As a) Pop singer (of) pop songs. Pop singer, writing of pop song. Never wanted to be no pop singer, Never want to write no pop songs. Never wanted to have a manager over for dinner. Never wanted to hang out after the show. Pop singer, writing pop songs. Never wanted to be no pop singer, of pop songs. A pop singer. Never wanted to write no pop songs. |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
There's a void in my heart I can't seem to fill. Been a parent, had three children And a big house on the hill. Hundred dollar in my pocket And it didn't buy a thing. Now there's a void in my heart And a hole in my dreams. Well I poured miles of concrete And strung wire for telephones, Dug ditches when I was a young boy When I first left my parents' home. Sang my songs for millions of people, Sang good and bad news, Now there's a void in my heart And a fire at my fuse. Well I did everything just like they said So I could find happiness. Went to school and got a college degree And at my job I did my best. As I sit here alone tonight I see a billion just like me With a void in their hearts and running from eternity. There's a void in my heart I can't seem to fill. I do charity work when I believe in the cause But in my soul it bothers me still. Hey, Lord, well you made me like I am. Can You heal this restlessness? Will there be a void in my heart When they carry me out to rest? |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
The old paper mill stinks up the beaches As I walk along the ocean shore. I'm just a plain man, thoughts full of creases, Haven't accomplished much, but I dream of more. Mansions in heaven, I see myself walking with the King. The angels are descending to wrap me up in red velveteen. I don't control much of my home life, I'm not an old man but I'm not young anymore. Haven't kept in contact with any of my good friends, So I live with strangers and sleep on another man's floor. Mansions in heaven, I see myself walking with the King. The angels are descending to wrap me up in red velveteen. As I pack my suit bag 'cause soon I'll be leaving, Going back to the earth which is where I come from. Withstood the heartache, Kept on believing, It ain't winning or losing Just the singing of the song. Mansions in heaven, I see myself walking with the King. Mansions in heaven. The old paper mill stinks up the beaches As I walk along the ocean shore. |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Never give an inch, that's what I say, son. When it's too tough for everybody else, Hell, it's just right for me. Now, my lips are bleeding From the selfish things that I've done, And my heart it lies at the bottom of the ocean. Sometimes a great notion... Wanted to make love to my girl In the backseat of my car. So, I took her to the drive-in picture show. So, I filled her up with Lies and a strong love potion And I'm sittin' here watching the movie alone. Sometimes a great notion... Sometimes the best plans Have been known to go astray. So, you better put your seatbelt on. Just like your worst headache, Well, a bad day don't go away. And, you hit the ground running against your emotions. Sometimes a great notion... Sometimes a great notion... |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Country gentleman walked a crooked mile, Got our money in his pocket. Did it all with a very handsome smile. Now, he's livin' it up in a great big office. He ain't a-gonna help no poor man. He ain't a-goona help no poor man. He ain't a-gonna help no poor man. He's just gonna help his rich friends. He ain't a-gonna help no women. He ain't a-gonna help no children. He's just gonna help his rich friends. Country gentleman, we see him on T.V., Glad handin' folks and chattin' to the nation. We never knew what really to believe. Just word upon slogan with emotional connection. Chorus: He ain't a-gonna help no poor man. He ain't a-gonna help no children. He ain't a-gonna help no women. He's just gonna help his rich friends. And in the papers all we'd ever read is So and so big-shot signed his resignation. Now, country gentleman he wants us to believe That he's kind and honest with the best intentions. Chorus Country gentleman, now there's a bird that flew High above his nation, prayed on its weakness. Picked our bones and threw it in his stew. Thank God he went back to California. Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (2005)
Written by John Mellencamp
Virginia's in the bath house sayin', "Don't drink the water," And I'm already in the swimmin' pool. The woman in the straw hat said, "The meat ain't worth eatin'," And sunbathin' here, baby, ain't so cool. There's a hole in the ozone and the rats all got cancer From too much tartar and nicotine. Well, what kind of world do we live in When the babysitter treats all the kids so mean? No trespassing will blow your brains out, Will do it with atomic bomb. They're cuttin' down the rain forest and the food here's fattenin', And I hope there's no satanic message in this song. But, there's Live Aid and Farm Aid and all kind of hand grenades To help us all get along. Well, what kind of world do we live in When ev'rything we do turns out so wrong? Well, what kind of world do we live in When eleven and seven equals two? Yeah. What kind of world do we live in When you do it to your buddy 'fore he does it to you? Got to do it to your buddy 'fore he does it to you. The preacher he hands out verse and scripture Just like he wrote it down himself. Doctors and lawyers got a good thing going, But that ain't no place to go if you need help. There's too much sodium in my heartburn medicine And I think I need to lay down for awhile. Well, what kind of world do we live in When ev'rything we do we do with such style? Well, what kind of world do we live in When eleven and seven equals two? Yeah. What kind of world do we live in When you do it to your buddy 'fore he does it to you? Got to do it to your buddy 'fore he does it to you. |
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from John Mellencamp - Big Daddy (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 - Scarecrow (1990)
Scarecrow on a wooden cross Blackbird in the barn Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm I grew up like my daddy did My grandpa cleared this land When I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me proud And Son I'm just sorry there's no legacy for you now Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow The crops we grew last summer weren't enough to pay the loans Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring and the Farmers Bank foreclosed Called my old friend Schepman up to auction off the land He said John it's just my job and I hope you understand Hey calling it your job ol' hoss sure don't make it right But if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight And grandma's on the front porch swing with a Bible in her hand Sometimes I hear her singing Take me to the Promised Land When you take away a man's dignity he can't work his fields and cows There'll be blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Well there's ninety-seven crosses planted in the courthouse yard Ninety-seven families who lost ninety-seven farms I think about my grandpa and my neighbors and my name And some nights I feel like dyin' Like that scarecrow in the rain Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me proud And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow This land fed a nation This land made me proud And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
'Twas a dark stormy night
As the train rattled on All the passengers had gone to bed Except a young man with a baby in his arms Who sat there with a bowed-down head The innocent one began crying just then As though its poor heart would break One angry man said, "Make that child stop its noise For it's keeping all of us awake." |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
Well, I was born in a small town And I live in a small town Prob'ly die in a small town Oh, those small communities All my friends are so small town My parents live in the same small town My job is so small town Provides little opportunity Educated in a small town Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another boring romantic that's me I've seen it all in a small town Had myself a ball in a small town Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town Now she's small town just like me No, I cannot forget where it is that I come from I cannot forget the people who love me Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town And people let me be just what I want to be Got nothing against a big town Still hayseed enough to say Look who's in the big town But my bed is in a small town Well, I was born in a small town And I can breathe in a small town Gonna die in this small town And that's prob'ly where they'll bury me ... |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
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 - Scarecrow (1990)
She had a dream And boy it was a good one So she chased after her dream With much desire But when she got too close To her expectations Well the dream burned up Like paper in fire Paper in fare Stinkin' up the ashtrays Paper in fire Smokin' up the alleyways Who's to say the way A man should spend his days Do you let them smolder Like paper in fire He wanted love With no involvement So he chased the wind That's all his silly life required And the days of vanity Went on forever And he saw his days burn up Like paper in fire There is a good life Right across this green field And each generation Stares at it from afar But we keep no check On our appetites So the green fields turn to brown Like paper in fire |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
As I run through this life Sometimes it breaks my heart Seein' old people goin' downtown Stumblin' their way through the dark And the little babies cry For their mothers' warmth Sometimes I feel so helpless I don't know where to start And the face of the nation Keeps changin' and changin' The face of th enation I don't recognize it no more The face of the neation The face of the nation So many lonely people Damn those broken dreams Oh yes it could be r You can say that about anything Some got it worse than me Some got it worse than you You see the people starvin' underneath the tree And you wonder what happened to the golden rule You know babe I'm gonna keep on tryin' To put things right If only for me and you Cause the devil sleeps tonight |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
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 - Scarecrow (1990)
All the leaves are green All my friends are gone I'm livin' in my hometown I can barely get along I feel sorry for myself That's an easy thing to do I feel sorry for the world I feel sorry for you Yes I am a pitiful sight I can't even get one thing right I know just what it's like To be ridin' in the rumbleseat Yes I know just what it's like To be a big time rider in the rumbleseat Well I could have a nervous breakdown But I don't believe in shrinks I should be drunker than a monkey But I don't like to drink Call up some girls But I'm afraid of the phone I'm always talkin' to myself I guess I'm never alone Am I the only one that feels this way I'd buy myself some stylish clothes But I sure hate to pay I know just what it's like To be ridin' in the rumbleseat Yes I know just what it's like To be a big time rider in the rumbleseat The sun is coming up Just goin' to bed I combed my hair with my pillow Still got some dreams left Tomorrow is a new day Gonna make these dreams come true I'm gonna believe in myself I'll tell you what I'm gonna do I'm gonna stop puttin' myself down I'm gonna turn my life around I'll be ridin' high With my feet kicked up in the rumbleseat Yeah we'll go for a drive And we'll be singin' shotgun from that rumbleseat Yes I'll blow you a kiss And we'll be ridin' big time in my rumbleseat |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
I've seen the Rollin' Stones
Forgot about Johnny Rotten Saw The Who back in '69 Saw Bobby Seal Talkin' to the Panthers Sayin' just what he had on his mind I saw Marlon Brando On a motorcycle He was actin' out rebellion I saw Rocky Stallone In an X-rated movie Called the Italian Stallion I've seen lots of things But I have not seen a lot of other things (But I know) You've got to stand for something Or you're gonna fall for anything You've gotta stand right up for somethin' Or you're gonna fall....for anything I saw Nikita Khrushchev Kissin' Fidel Castro Saw a man walkin' on the moon I saw Miss America In a girly magazine I bet you saw that too I've seen the London Bridge In the middle of the desert Seen 33 years go by I know the American people Paid a high price for justice And I don't know why Nobody seems to know why I know a lot of things But I don't know a lot of other things...Yeah Yeah Yeah You've got to stand for something Or you're gonna fall for anything You've gotta stand right up for somethin' Or you're gonna fall....for anything Well I've been to Harlem County And I've seen Paris, Texas And I've spent some time in Rome I know a lot of funny people In a lot of funny places But the Midwest is my home We've got to start respectin' this world Or it's gonna turn around and bite off our face You've got to stand for something Or you're gonna fall for anything You've got to stand for something Or you're gonna fall for anything...Yeah Yeah Yeah You've got to stand for something Or you're gonna fall for anything Yeah, you've gotta stand right up for somethin' Or you're gonna fall....for anything |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
All the leaves are green All my friends are gone I'm livin' in my hometown I can barely get along I feel sorry for myself That's an easy thing to do I feel sorry for the world I feel sorry for you Yes I am a pitiful sight I can't even get one thing right I know just what it's like To be ridin' in the rumbleseat Yes I know just what it's like To be a big time rider in the rumbleseat Well I could have a nervous breakdown But I don't believe in shrinks I should be drunker than a monkey But I don't like to drink Call up some girls But I'm afraid of the phone I'm always talkin' to myself I guess I'm never alone Am I the only one that feels this way I'd buy myself some stylish clothes But I sure hate to pay The sun is coming up Just goin' to bed I combed my hair with my pillow Still got some dreams left Tomorrow is a new day Gonna make these dreams come true I'm gonna believe in myself I'll tell you what I'm gonna do I'm gonna stop puttin' myself down I'm gonna turn my life around I'll be ridin' high With my feet kicked up in the rumbleseat Yeah we'll go for a drive And we'll be singin' shotgun from that rumbleseat Yes I'll blow you a kiss And we'll be ridin' big time in my rumbleseat |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
Well I don't like it when I see your eyes dartin'
Back and forth across the room And I don't like it when I see you doin' dances Baby that I ain't used to But that's the kind of fella I am That's the kind of fella I am I'm a jealous kinda fella And I might fall in love with you I'm a jealous kinda fella And I just might fall in love with you Hey Well I don't like it when you try to impress me With your daddy's jewels and his car And I don't like it when I hear you talkin' 'Bout your ex-boyfriend the movie star What I like is when you walk me home And you let me hold you tight But I don't like it when I hear that you learned All this from some other guy But that's the kind of fella I am That's the kind of fella I am I'm a jealous kinda fella And I might fall in love with you I'm a jealous kinda fella And I just might fall in love with you Hey So look out But that's the kind of fella I am That's the kind of fella I am I'm a jealous kinda fella And I might fall in love with you I'm a jealous kinda fella And I just might fall in love with you Hey |
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from John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1990)
Well, I was born in a small town
And I live in a small town Prob'ly die in a small town Oh, those small communities All my friends are so small town My parents live in the same small town My job is so small town Provides little opportunity Educated in a small town Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another boring romantic, that's me But I've seen it all in a small town Had myself a ball in a small town Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town Now she's small town just like me No, I cannot forget from where it is that I come from I cannot forget the people who love me Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town And people let me be just what I want to be Got nothing against a big town Still hayseed enough to say, "Look who's in the big town" But my bed is in a small town Oh, and that's good enough for me Well, I was born in a small town And I can breathe in a small town Gonna die in this small town And that's prob'ly where they'll bury me |
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from John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee (2005)
She had a dream
And boy it was a good one So she chased after her dream With much desire But when she got too close To her expectations Well the dream burned up Like paper in fire Paper in fire Stinkin' up the ashtrays Paper in fire Smokin' up the alleyways Who's to say the way A man should spend his days Do you let them smolder Like paper in fire He wanted love With no involvement So he chased the wind That's all his silly life required And the days of vanity Went on forever And he saw his days burn up Like paper in fire Paper in fire Stinkin' up the ashtrays Paper in fire Smokin' up the alleyways Who's to say the way A man should spend his days Do you let them smolder Like paper in fire There's a good life Right across this green field And each generation Stares at it from afar But we keep no check On our appetites So the green fields turn to brown Like paper in fire Paper in fire Stinkin' up the ashtrays Paper in fire Smokin' up the alleyways Who's to say the way A man should spend his days Do you let them smolder Like paper in fire Paper in fire Stinkin' up the ashtrays Paper in fire Smokin' up the alleyways Who's to say the way A man should spend his days Do you let them smolder Like paper in fire |
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from John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee (2005)
Written by: John Mellencamp
Dear Mr. President I live in the suburbs It's a long way from Washington , D.C. Had me a job Workin' for wages Till the company moved out And they forgot about me Can't draw unemployment For some unknown reason My kids are hungry I've got four mouths to feed I go out every day looking for suitable employment Do you think there's something you could do for me Cause I'm Chorus Down and out here in paradise Down and out and I'm on my knees I'm down and out here in paradise Looks like the milk and honey Done run out on me Dear Mr. President I used to be a dancer Got a little bit too old So I became a secretary Married a man In Las Vegas, Nevada And ten years later He ran out on the kids and me Some said I was pretty But those days are over Now I've no place to live And I'm out on the streets Oh, Mr. President Can I tell you a secret I never ever thought that this could happen to me Cause I'm Chorus Dear Mr. President I'm just a young kid I'm in the fourth grade At Riley Elementary My mom and dad's been actin' funny I'm not sure what If it's got something to do with me My daddy's always drunk My mom's a babysitter And I don't like the Russians Cause I hear they hate me Dear Mr. President Can I ask you one question When the bombs fall down Will they hurt everyone in my family Yeah, yeah Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee (2005)
A million young poets Screamin' out their words To a world full of people Just livin' to be heard Future generations Ridin' on the highways that we built I hope they have better understanding Check it out Goin' to work on monday Check it out Got yourself a family Check it out All utility bills have been paid You can't tell your best buddy that you love him So check it out Where does our time go Check it out Got a brand new house in Escrow Check it out Sleepin' with your back to your loved one This is all that we've learned about happiness Check it out Forgot to say hello to my neighbors Check it out Sometimes I question my own behavior Check it out Talkin' about the girls that we've seen on the sly Just to tell our souls we're still the young lions So check it out Gettin' to drunk on saturdays Check it out Playin' football with the kids on sundays Check it out Soarin' with the eagles all week long And this is all that we've learned about living This is all that we've learned about living A million young poets Screamin' out their words Maybe someday Those words will be heard By future generations Ridin' on the highways that we built Maybe they'll have a better understanding Check it out Hope they'll have a better understanding Check it out Maybe they'll have a better understanding Check it out Maybe they'll have a better understanding Check it out Hope they'll have a better understanding Check it out........ |
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from John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee (2005)
Written by: John Mellencamp
Suzanne divorced her husband She got the keys to the car and the home But her friends were really his friends No one stops by to see her much anymore So one night she goes back down to the old haunts That once upon a time were her own She didn't know nobody out there no more And the whole experience just made her feel so old She says Chorus I want to live the real life I want ot live my life close to the bone Just because I'm middle-aged that don't mean I want to sit around my house and watch T.V. I want the real life I want to live the real life Jackson Jackson was a good kid He had four years of college and a bachelor's degree Started workin' when he was 21 Got fed up and quit When he was 43 He said, "My whole life I've done what I'm supposed to do Now I'd like to maybe do something for myself And just as soon as I figure out what that is You can bet your life I'm gonna give it hell" He says Chorus I guess it don't matter how old you are Or how old one lives to be I guess it boils down to what we did with our lives And how we deal with our own destinies But something happens When you reach a certain age Particularly to those ones that are young at heart It's a lonely proposition when you realize That's there's less days in front of the horse Than riding in the back of this cart I say Chorus |
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from John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee (2005)
Well I lived on the outskirts of town In a eight room farmhouse, baby When my brothers and friends were around There was always somethin' doin' Had me a couple of real nice girlfriends Stopped by to see me every once in while When I think back about those days All I can do is sit and smile That's when a smoke was a smoke And groovin' was groovin' And dancin' meant everything We were young and we were improvin' Laughin', laughin' with our friends Holdin' hands meant somethin' baby Outside the club, cherry bomb Our hearts were really thumpin' Say yeah yeah yeah Say yeah yeah yeah The winter days they last forever But the weekends went by so quick Went ridin' around this little country town We were goin' nuts, girl, out in the sticks One night, me with my big mouth A couple guys had to put me in my place When I see those guys these days We just laugh and say do you remember when Chorus Say yeah yeah yeah Say yeah yeah yeah Seventeen has turned thirty-five I'm suprised that we're still livin' If we've done any wrong I hope that we're forgiven Got a few kids on my own And some days I still don't know what to do I hope that they're not laughin' too loud When they hear me talkin' Like this to you Chorus |