John Mellencamp, previously known by the stage names Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951) is an American United States rock rock music singer-songwriter, musician, painter Painting and occasional actor known for his rootsy, organic brand of heartland rock that is infused with catchy pop hooks and evocative, introspective lyrics about such hot-button subjects as politics, racism, poverty and... [read more] - Down And Out In Paradise
Dear Mr. PresidentI live in the suburbsIt´s a long way from Washington, D.C.Had me a jobWorking for wagesAnd they forgot about meCan´t draw unemploymentFor some unknown reasonMy kids are hungryI´ve got four mouths...
- We Are The People
If you´re feeling shut downMay my thoughts be with youIf you´re a black man bein´ beat downAnd shoved all aroundMay my thoughts be with youIf your world´s gettin´ a little too toughYou know, our thoughts bein´...
- Rooty Toot Toot
Got my hands on a little bit of doughSo I went to the crocery storeand got some steaks to goWent by, and picked up my gal, Teddi JoWe had ourselves a picnicBeside a dirty roadCHORUS:Rooty Toot TootRooty Toot TootWe...
- The Real Life
Suzanne divorced her husbandShe got the keys and the car and the homeBut her friends were really his friensNo one stops by to see her much any moreSo one night, she goes back down toThe old hauntsThat once upon a time...
- Hard Times For An Honest Man
One man does his workHe´s not satisfied not at allFeels like that he´s being usedHis self respect starts to fallHis frustrationRunnin´ very very high he takes it outOn the ones he loves, because it´s safeAnd who...
- Hotdogs And Hamburgers
Drivin´ down a dry summer´s dayOld Route 66 and I was just a kidMet a pretty little Indian girlAlong the wayGet her into my carAnd tried to give her a kissI´ll give you beads and wampumWhatever it takes, girlTo...
- Empty Hands
In the shadows of the smokestacksThrough the black snow, that lay on the landWalked home one winter morningWith my live savings in my handMaryanne, she´s fixin´ up some breakfastGot the lights on, on the christmas...
- Minutes To Memories
On a Greyhound thirty miles beyond JamestownHe saw the sun set on the Tennessee lineHe looked at the young man who was riding beside himHe said I'm old kind of worn out insideI worked my whole life in the steel mills...
- Between A Laugh And A Tear
When paradise is no longer fit for you to live inAnd your adolescent dreams are goneThrough the days you feel a little used upAnd you don't know where your energy's gone wrongIt's just your soul feelin' a little...
- Love And Happiness
Well we´re dropping our bombsIn the southern hemisphereAnd people are starvingThat live right hereAnd they´re tearing down wallsIn the name of peaceAnd they´re killing each otherIn the middle eastCHORUS:But love...
- Under The Boardwalk
Oh the sun beats down and melts the tar up on the roofAnd your shoes get so hot you wish your tired feet were fire-proofUnder the boardwalk, down by the seaOn a blanket with my baby is where I'll beCHORUS:Under the...
- Jack ´n Diane
Little ditty about Jack and DianeTwo American kids growin´ up in the heartlandJackie´s gonna be a football starDiane debutante backseat of Jackie´s carSuckin´ on chilli dogs outside the tastee freezeDiane sittin´...
- Thundering Hearts
In these long, hot summer daysNeed a way to cool ourselves downPop off the top of that ChevroletDrive through the carwashLaugh and fall aroundSmokin´ the old Ducados the old man got down in SpainEatin´...
- Can You Take It
I was courting a southern belleHer Daddy was a rich ´un, tooSports car outside her doorShe was pretty good lookin´, tooYou call me up, want me to come overWhen the servants are all in bedAnd she said,"Daddy´s on a...
- Danger List
Office girls, they pass me byThey don´t know my namePut me on the danger listJust too wild to tameTake the drinks off of the tableThrow my guitar out the doorSet my sights on some new sunriseHelp my feet to the...
- Hand To Hold On To
You can laugh and joke and make fun of your friends,spin in the middle when your troubles begin,Take it nice and easy and always pretendthat you're cool.........so cool..........so cool.Say, "I'munna hold onto that a...
- Weakest Moments
Well, I hear you downstairsYou´re foolin´ around with your father´s brotherAnd your mother´s gownAll the old heroes keep comin´ aroundTo find you, if you´re still at homeSo you lie in the sun, watch your body...
- China Girl
China girl, I met you in the sea sandYou touched me with your cool handYour perfume´s in the windChina girl, your daddy tells you white liesTo keep it from my blue eyesTo know me is no sinCHORUS:And I won´t break...
- Hurts So Good
When I was a young boy,Said put away those young boy waysNow that I´m gettin´ older so much olderI long all those young boy daysWith a girl like youWith a girl like youLord knows there are things we can do, babyJust...
- Close Enough
I may not be a pillar in my townOr have the kind of job, you think that I shouldI know you see me out runnin´ around with a couple of peopleYou think are no good I´ve tried to clean it up a couple of times, but I´m...
- Where The World Began
I'm tired of being grateful for a chance to take a diveI'm sick of everything I do just to keep myself aliveWhen you cut away the skin that bears the brandStandin' in the darkness, Baby, there I amCHORUS:Standin' in...
- Chance Meeting At The Tarantula
Hey, don't I know you from somewhereYeah, it was down in New OrleansIn one of those back-street bars in the quarterBetween Desire and HonaleeYou were dancin' with a friend of Michael'sI remember how we metYou were...
- I´m Not Running Anymore
Holly told me, "You better give me a child"I said, "Holly, there's no wayWe don't even like each other all that muchWe couldn't make it one more day"She said, "You better look out, busterThe next time you see me...
- Your Life Is Now
See the moon roll across the starsSee the seasons turn like a heartYour father's days are lost to youThis is your time here to do what you will doCHORUS:Your life is now your life is now your life is nowIn this...
- Positively Crazy
We rode our horses in the cityDidn't we love living thereNow it's gone to those more beautiful'Cause younger is always so prettyThe marmalade the bed we madeSeemed to stretch out into foreverAnd we tried to stay...
- It All Comes True
I stand here a black man I have no historyI was brought up in East Chicago And I grew up on the streetsThe chains around the playground were the chains around my heartThe brand upon my shoulder Well it reminds you who...
- Break Me Off Some
Babe break me off a piece of your loveOnce it's on I can't seem to get enoughSo keep it up Keep it comin' uh WhatBreak me off some babyYou're wicked, Baby So do what's rightBreak me off a piece of that love...
- Miss Missy
There's a band playing down the street we could see, yeahMovie showing down at the Von LeeA church supper with Grandma and GrandadLet's go out and have ourselves the best time we've ever hadCHORUS:Say goodnight, my...
- Eden Is Burning
Diane and Jack went to the moviesThey went to see Richard PryorScreamin' on his knees for his loverHow could have I been wrong about you?How could I have been so wrong about you?CHORUS:Eden is burningI can see it from...
- Summer Of Love
Exotic cars scream down the sunset of dreamsOn a hot sunny afternoonI'm in a hot dog standWith a strange love holding my handAnd we're both playin' it real coolCHORUS:It's the summer of loveIt's the summer of love,...
- Days Of Farewell
Be careful How you walkThese days are evil Look how you talkI hear there are people that are listeningThis mystery Is up to youSo you be careful What you doI know There are people who are wonderingCHORUS:These are the...
- Fruit Trader
Cain told Abel, "Brother, you'd better get busyWe got watermelon burnin' up out there in the sun"Abel said, "Cain, brother, you're drivin' me sillyRaisin' up this fruit trader bull, you know it ain't no...
- Walk Tall
The simple mindedAnd the ill informedCan be easily led astrayAnd those that cannot connect the dotsHey look the other wayPeople believe what they want to believeWhen it makes no sense at allAnd I wish you all along...
- Play Guitar
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...
- Key West Intermezzo
In a hand painted night, me and Gypsy Scotty are partnersAt the hotel Flamingo, wearing black market shoesThis loud Cuban band is crucifying John LennonNo one wants to be lonely, no one wants to sin the bluesShe´s...
- Somewhere In The Night
Im just a small town girl living in a lonely world he took the midnight train going anywhere, just a city boy born and raised in soft in shrugs,he took the midnight train going anywhere,i seen her in a smoky room,...
- Rain On The Scarecrow
Scarecrow on a wooden cross Blackbird in the barnFour hundred empty acres that used to be my farmI grew up like my daddy did my grandpa cleared this landWhen I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my...
- Peaceful World
Come on baby take a ride with meI'm up from Indiana down to TennesseeEverything is as cool as can beIn a peaceful worldPeople know this world is a wreckWe're sick and tired of being politically correctIf I see through...
- I Ain´t Ever Satisfied
I love the things that scare most folks to deathBut I ain´t ever satisfiedI´ll stay till the end or till I´m gasping for breathBut I ain´t ever satisfiedNo, I am never satisfiedI can pretty much come and go as I...
- Melting Pot
I met my girlShe was living in the melting pot I touched her skinIt was greasy from the melting potGet yourself a weaponCause they slice you up in the melting potWell, I don´t really have time to talkBut I wish you...
- Crazy Ones
She´s got tights on her legsShe´s got a floppy French hatVoodoo in her eyesAnd endangered species on her backShe talks about the moviesShe likes to talk about artShe can show you a good timeBut you´ll never touch...
- Last Chance
A cold day in DecemberAnd I´m still here aloneI look trough my window and I surrenderShould be goneBut I have no place to goCHORUS:Last chance to get upLast chance to goLast chance to get up and goLast chance to get...
- They´re So Tough
They´re so toughThey like to make us feel littleThey like to meke us feel smallThey like to put us down´Till we feel no good at allThen they tell us that we´re stupidThat we got no sense at allThey´ll take away...
- Now More Than Ever
If you believeWon´t you please raise your handsLet´s hear your voicesLet us know where you standDon´t shout from the shadowsCause it won´t mean a dammnNow more than everCHORUS:Now more than everThe world needs...
- Get A Leg Up
Don´t look at me don´t touch meKeep your mind straight aheadDon´t get no funny ideas about weOr you´ll wish you were deadThat´s what I am thinking she must be thinkingThe girl I spent 53 bucks on last nightShe...
- Again Tonight
Run in circles again tonightHump the moon again tonightGonna wear my dancin?shoes out tonightGonna have myself a big time again tonightCHORUS:Again tonightAgain tonightAgain tonightGirl´s got lightningunderneath her...
- Whenever We Wanted
We weren´t afraid of nothingWasn´t nothing we couldn´t doShe held her breath once for seven minutesAnd never turned blueShe could burn a woman downIf she felt she´d been unkindOr if she thought she was coming on...
- The Face Of The Nation
As I run through this lifeSometimes it breaks my heartSeein' old people goin' downtownStumblin' their way through the darkAnd the little babies cryFor their mothers' warmthSometimes I feel so helplessI don't know...
- The Kind Of Fella I Am
Well I don't like it when I see your eyes dartin'Back and forth across the roomAnd I don't like it when I see you doin' dancesBaby that I ain't used toCHORUS:But that's the kind of fella I amThat's the kind of fella I...
- Lonely Ol' Night
She calls me homeShe says baby it's a lonely ol' nightI don't know I'm just so scared and lonely all at the same timeNobody told meShe was gonna work out this way no no no no no noI guess they knewWe'd work it out in...
- Rumbleseat
All the leaves are greenAll my friends are goneI'm livin' in my hometownI can barely get alongI feel sorry for myselfThat's an easy thing to doI feel sorry for the worldI feel sorry for youYes I am a pitiful sightI...
- You´ve Got To Stand For Somethin
I've seen the Rolling StonesForgot about Johnny RottenSaw the Who back in '69Saw Bobby SealTalkin' to the PanthersSayin' just what he had on his mindI saw Marlon BrandoOn a motorcycleHe was actin' out rebellionI saw...
- Crumblin' Down
Some people ain't no damn goodYou can't trust 'em, you can't love emNo good deed goes unpunishedAnd I don't mind being their whipping boyI've had that pleasure for years and yearsNo, no I never was a sinner-tell me...
- Check It Out
Million young poetsScreamin´ out their words To a world full of peopleJust livin´ to be heardFuture generationsRidin´on the highways that we builtI hope, that they have better understandingCheck it outGoin to work...
- Pink Houses
There's a black man with a black catLiving in a black neighbourhoodHe's got an interstate runnin' through his front yardYou know, he think, that he's got it so goodAnd there's a woman in the kitchen cleanin' up the...
- Paper In Fire
She had a dreamAnd boy it was a good oneSo she chased after her dreamWith much desireBut when she get too closeTo her expectationsWell the dream burned upLike paper in fireCHORUS:Paper in fireStinkin´ up the...
- Without Expression
Have you ever ridden horses through a rainstorm?Or a lion through a busy street bazarre?There are many things I'd love to turn you on toBut somehow I feel they're safer where they areYes, there's a man I knowWith no...
- Small Town
Well I was born in a small townAnd I live in a small townProb'ly die in a small townOh, those small communitiesAll my friends are so small townMy parents live in the same small townMy job is so small townProvides...
- Cherry Bomb
Well I lived on the outskirts of townIn an eight room farmhouse, babyWhen my brothers and friends were aroundThere was always somethin´ doin´Had me a couple of real nice girlfriendsStopped by to see me every once in...
- Authority Song
They like to get you in a compromising positionThey like to get you there and smille in your faceThey think, they're so cute when they got you in that conditionWell I think, it's a total disgraceCHORUS:I fight...
- R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A (A Salute To The 60´s Rock)
They come from the citiesAnd they come from the smaller townsBeat up cars with guitars and drummersGoin crack boom bamCHORUS:R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A., Yeah, Yeah!Rockin' in...
- I Saw You First (Key West Intermezzo)
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 the blues...
- Large World Turning
Someday this will all be overNothing lasts foreverThank God for changeI love you now, we should stay togetherNo one´s crying about a single thingCHORUS:Large world turningLive while you canLive while you canLarge...
- Overture
- The Full Catasrophe
I´ve ridden down the sunsetDrank expensive wineI´ve been married two dozen timesRaised ten children on a workmans payAnd I´m glad to say I´ve enjoyed every dayOf the full catastrophe of lifeI´ve sat in...
- Circling Around The Moon
There may come a day when you grow wearyTroubled waters stain the paper cupFrom other venues other voices carrySlipped dreams soaking into thirsty dustMaybe then and there you´ll find anotherLover with a blank and...
- Emotional Love
I woke up todayEverything is on my shouldersI never told herSuch emotional loveI hear what you sayYes I owe yaBut I don´t know yaAnd I smash soldiers with loveI´ll come there todayTo your stationIt´s recreationThis...
- This May Not Be The End Of The World
Please be quiet, everyone´s asleepStella´s loocked her door and she´s requested some peaceShe teaches the English at the American schoolShe teaches imaginary numbers and the golden ruleShe says it´s hard to worry...
- Life Is Hard
Life is hard anyway you cut itLife is sweet like a berry from a treLife is temptation, baby, every single day Life is hardLife is funny, I don´t mean ha-haIt´s not always sunny when it needs to beLife is...
- Mr. Bellows
The president he´s a pretty nice guyI´d like to take him out to dinner sometimeDrive around in his motorcadeTalk about those bills that ain´t been paidAnd maybe later, on just for fun,We´ll shoot off his...
- Jerry
Jerry´s jelling at the man in the moonHe´s right outside of my windowHe acts like a madman from time to timeI hope he brings it to a crescendo soonJerry´s yelling at the man in the moonJerry´s yelling at the man...
- Jackamo Road
I´d like to buy you a cabin cruiserAnd we could sail around with our timeI´d like to get you a southern mansionAnd we could burn it down,Down to the groundBut I´m movin?on downTo Jackamo RoadDown my way through...
- Just Another Day
Bobby Doll and Big Jim PicatoCall me up every single dayThey don´t work and they don´t want toCome on down to some damn cafeBobby Doll tells me"Live in the moment"Don´t get too far ahead-Don´t live in the pastI...
- French Shoes
He was a good lookin' guyStood about six foot threeLong brown hairAs nice as he could beEverybody liked himBut he didn't have a clueHe looked silly as hellIn those funny French shoesYou know the typeWithout any...
- To The River
They are master and slaveWe are sunlight and shadowAll roads to the riverI am lost. I am savedI'm beloved and betrayedAll roads to the riverCHORUS:And the river runs wideAnd the river runs deepAnd I spit in the eyeOf...
- Junior
They call me JuniorI live here on the streetI earn two hundred dollars a weekI'd like to say"Hey, thanks a lot"I know I'm missin' somethingBut I don't know what it isThat I don't gotI sit here watchin'The people down...
- Human Wheels
This land today, shall draw its last breathAnd take into its ancient depthsThis frail reminder of its giant, dreaming selfWhile I, with human-hindered eyesUnequal to the sweeping curve of lifeStand on this single...
- Beige To Beige
No songs on the stereoThat we could sing with anymoreNo dance that I can doThat would not embarrass youA sound bite here and thereWith no reason for me to careCHORUS:It's just beige to beigeThat's all it is these...
- Suzanne And The Jewels
Suzanne was the jewel keeperIn a word she stole all the jewelsAnd she took them to a foreign landWhich was strictly against all the rulesAnd she wore them all proudlyLike a tiara crown on her headShe slept with them...
- What If I Came Knocking
What if I came knockingOn your front door some night?Would you open the windowAnd drop me down the key?What if I came knockingOn your bedpost that same night?Would you open up your heartOr try to get the best of...
- Case 795 (The Family)
Tony Jones stabbed Alice JonesOn their first anniversaryDown in Dallas, TexasIn a small apartmentWith nobody presentHe pulled out a knifeAnd he stuck it to herHe left her bleedingOn the floor in the kitchenWith cake...
- Sweet Evening Breeze
I was loud and a little sadShe was visiting from Atlanta, GeorgiaShe had come to spend the summer with her dadI thought she was very prettyWe would kiss and hold handsEvery night by the football fieldHer body was...
- When Jesus Left Birmingham
When Jesus left BirminghamAll the disciples went crazyWhen Jesus left BirminghamAll the people went completely nutsThey all busted out on a wild nightRiding high on a golden calfWhen Jesus left BirminghamAll the...
- Wild Night
As you brush your shoes and stand before your mirrorAnd you comb your hair and grab your coat and hatAnd you walk the streets trying to rememberAll those wild nights breeze through your mindAnd everything looks so...
- Dance ***
I want you to dance ***So I can see youI´d like to get to know youYou don´t have to act naughtySpin it round and roundSpin it round and round and roundI want you to dance ***I promise I won´t touch youI promise...
- Brothers
Let´s get to the point nowJust because we´ve got the same mum and dadThat don´t mean I´m your keeperThat don´t mean I owe anything to youYou don´t care for meAnd man I don´t think that much of youCause we´re...
- The Big Jack
I know you and you know mewe met many years agoIn the halls ofe some ivy covered universityWhere we both used to goNow we stand outside the Denmark HotelWith Japanese men in ther business suitsIt´s midnight you´re...
- Too Much To Think About
Sister help take this pain from my hearthelp me stand up and find out what´s rightDon´t want to exist here in the darkWhen the gates of Eden offer so much lightBut there´s too much to think aboutToo many problems...
- L. U. V.
Guilty till proven innocentI´m thinking about the governmentWondering where the money wentInto outer-space, I guessLying cs´s everywherePretty boys in their underwearStatue of libertyWho really caresAbout...
- Another Sunny Day 12/25
We see it on TV we get calls on the phoneBy the prophets of doom they won´t leave us aloneThe planet is dying and there´s no time to spareThey spend all our days sowing seeds of despairWe get enough bad news to...
- When Margaret Comes To Town
When you were a kid you recieved no good instructionAnd your mother was never nowhere to be foundThis lies were yelled and the truth was seldom spokenThat´s what you get when Margaret comes to townShe likes to keep...
- The Breakout
Why do i think there´s nobody out thereNo one who wants me and no one who knowsI wait in this place and no one can see meAfter all this time could i be so aloneI walk through this old town and still feel so lonelyThe...
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