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

Paper In Fire John Cougar 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

Paper In Fire (Album Ver.) John Cougar Mellencamp

Paper In Fire John Cougar 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

Lonely Ol' Night John Cougar 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

Lonely Ol' Night (Album Ver.) John Cougar 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

Crumblin' Down John Mellencamp

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Stones In My Passway John Mellencamp

I got stones in my passway And my road seem dark as night I got stones in my passway And my road seem dark as night I have pains in my hearts They have taken my appetite I have a bird to whistle

Teardrops Will Fall John Mellencamp

I read your letter, darlin' Tears filled my eyes All of the promises you made were nothing but lies So I turned your photograph around face to the wall And when I dim the lights in my room tonight

The Eyes of Portland John Mellencamp

the day As not to be harmed when the sun went away [Verse 2] There were 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

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

Down In The Bottom John Mellencamp

Well now, baby meet me in the bottom, bring me my running shoes Well now, baby meet me in the bottom, bring me my running shoes Well, I'll come out the window, I won't have time to lose.

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.

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

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

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 we'd work it out in

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

Lafayette John Mellencamp

where I belong When that sweet fiddle sounds and Clifton gets down That music sounds so good to me, I just might dance until three And I gotta get back to my sweet Lafayette Oh, those boys in

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

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

Break Me Off Some (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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

Cold Sweat (James Brown Cover) John Mellencamp

ho our love to last dee I don\'t care darlin about your faults huh I just want to satisfy your pulse Oh < When you kiss me When you mess me Hold my hand Make me understand I break out - in

Mr. Bellows John Mellencamp

I'd 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

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

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

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

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - October 1992) John Mellencamp

see you got your brand new leopard skin pill box hat Well, you must tell me, baby How your head feels under somethin' like that Under your brand new leopard skin pill box hat Well, you look so pretty in

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

Baltimore Oriole John Mellencamp

Baltimore Oriole Took one look at that mercury, forty below No life for a lady To be draggin' her feathers around in the snow Leaving me blue, off she flew To the Tangipaho-down Louisiana Where

Days Of Farewell (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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

This May Not Be The End Of The World John Mellencamp

Pee Wee We had to tear his playhouse down Then they put him in the electric chair We have some fun now When you see her, give her some compliments On her looks Shebe wearin?

Crumblin Down John Cougar Mellencamp

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

Crumblin' Down John Cougar Mellencamp

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

Death Letter John Mellencamp

the coolin' board yes, i grabbed up my suitcase i took off down the road when i got there she was laying 'lain on the coolin' board: well, i walked up right close i look down in

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

Troubled Man John Mellencamp

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 destruction and failure Have beat my head in

Hey God John Mellencamp

[Verse 2] So what do you really have in mind for us now?

Miss Missy (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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

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

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

Jackie Brown John Mellencamp

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.

Eden Is Burning (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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

I'm Not Running Anymore (Album Version) John Mellencamp

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 End Of The World John Mellencamp

Why do the birds go on singing Why do the stars glow above Don't they know its the end of the world It ended when I lost your love I wake up in the morning and I wonder Why everything's the same as

Check It Out John Mellencamp

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