We Are The People John Mellencamp

Written by: John Mellencamp If you're feelin' shut down May my thoughts be with you If you're a black man bein' beat down and shoved all around May my thoughts be with you If your world's gettin' a little

Days Of Farewell (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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

We Are The People John Cougar Mellencamp

Written by: John Mellencamp If you're feelin' shut down May my thoughts be with you If you're a black man bein' beat down and shoved all around May my thoughts be with you If your world's gettin' a little

The So-Called Free John Mellencamp

I went to Long Island To look at a diamond ring It sparkled so brightly in the window But to me it didn't mean a thing Both of us are sailors And our words were noise on wing Some lovers would buy it And

The Eyes of Portland John Mellencamp

old ones and young ones, white ones and black They were all shapes and sizes, with rags on their backs So many people mixed up in this stew With no place to go and nothing to do [Chorus] All of thesе

Small Town John Mellencamp

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

Jackie Brown John Mellencamp

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.

The Kindness of Lovers John Mellencamp

There's only two cigarettes that matter The first one and the last one you smoke The kind of smoke that gets in your eyes The kind of smoke that makes you choke There's only two kinds of lovers The kind

Troubled Man John Mellencamp

It's the wake of all evil A universal mess I've always found trouble Even at my best No hopes to get better Until they put me down to rest I am a troubled man Anxiety and sorrow Underneath my skin Self

Without Expression John Mellencamp

There are many things I'd love to turn you on to But somehow I feel they're safer where they are Yes, there's a man I know With no expression He's got none at all Yes, there's a man that I know With no

Days Of Farewell John Cougar Mellencamp

Days Of Farewell (written by John Mellencamp, Toby Myers) 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

Crumblin' Down John Mellencamp

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

Hey God John Mellencamp

Weapons and guns, are they really my rights?

Check It Out John Mellencamp

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

Fruit Trader (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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

Your Life Is Now (Album Version) John Mellencamp

See the moon roll across the stars See the seasons turn like a heart Your finest 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

Pink Houses John Mellencamp

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

I'm Not Running Anymore (Album Version) 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

It All Comes True (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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

Hurts So Good John Mellencamp

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 CHORUS: Hurt so good. Come on baby, make it hurt so good.

Like a Rolling Stone (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - October 1992) John Mellencamp

Once upon a time you dressed so fine You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didnt you Peopled call, say, beware doll, youre bound to fall You thought they were all kiddin you You used to laugh about

Hurt So Good John Mellencamp

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.

Positively Crazy (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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

Lonely Ol' Night John Mellencamp

She calls me up and says baby it's a lonely ol' night I don't know I'm just so scared and lonely all at the same time Nobody told us it was gonna work out this way No, no, no, no, no I guess they knew

Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) John Mellencamp

In a hand painted night, me and Gypsy Scotty are partners At the Hotel Flamingo, wearing black market shoes This loud Cuban band is crucifying John Lennon No one wants to be lonely, no one wants to sing

R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock) John Mellencamp

They come from the cities And they come from the smaller towns Beat up cars with guitars and drummers Goin crack boom bam Chorus R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.

Mr. Bellows John Mellencamp

like to take him out to dinner sometime Drive around in his motorcade Talk about those bills that ain't been paid and maybe later on, just for fun, We'll shoot off his submachine gun We'll shoot out the

Summer Of Love (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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

Cherry Bomb John Mellencamp

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

This May Not Be The End Of The World John Mellencamp

Please be quiet, everyone asleep Stella loocked her door and she requested some peace She teaches the English at the American school She teaches imaginary numbers and the golden rule She says it hard to

Death Letter John Mellencamp

"hurry the gal you love is dead"?

Ain't Even Done With The Night John Mellencamp

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

I Need A Lover John Mellencamp

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

Break Me Off Some (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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

Diamond Joe John Mellencamp

Now There's a man you'll hear about Most anywhere you go, And his holdings are in Texas And his name is Diamond Joe. And he carries all his money In a diamond-studded jar.

To Washington John Mellencamp

Eight years of peace and prosperity Scandal in the White House An election is what we need From coast-to-coast to Washington So America voted on a president No one kept count On how the

Paper In Fire John Mellencamp

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

Where The World Began (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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

Jack & Diane John Mellencamp

JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP Jack and Diane Little ditty about Jack and Diane 2 American kids growin up in the heartland Jacky's gonna be a football star Diane debutante backseat of Jacky's car Suckin' on chili

Miss Missy (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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

Eden Is Burning (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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?

Small Town John Cougar Mellencamp

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

Peaceful World John Cougar Mellencamp

Come on baby take a ride with me I'm up from Indiana down to Tennessee Everything is cool as can be In a peaceful world People know this world is a wreck We're sick and tired of being politically correct

Jackie Brown John Cougar Mellencamp

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.

Jackie Brown (Album Ver.) John Cougar Mellencamp

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.

John The Revelator John Mellencamp

John The Revelator Who's that a writing? John The Revelator Who's that a writing? John The Revelator A book of the seven seals. Tell me what's John a writing?

Chance Meeting At The Tarantula (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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

The Face Of The Nation John Cougar Mellencamp

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

When Jesus Left Birmingham John Cougar Mellencamp

When Jesus left Birmingham All the disciples went crazy. When Jesus left Birmingham All the people went completely nuts. They all busted out on a wild night Riding high on a golden calf.

Case 795 (The Family) John Cougar Mellencamp

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.