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 ...

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 ourse...

The president he's a pretty nice guy 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 m...

Written by John Mellencamp (Night Slumming - burp 123) Well good evening to, the dirty bordellos And good evening to, the girls who work uptown And say hello,...

Written by: Larry Crane Performed by: John Mellencamp We started out With a sin and a lie And moved on to 'what's in it for me,' And when trouble washed up, he...

If you believe Won't you please raise your hands Let's hear your voices Let us know where you stand Don't shout from the shadows Cause it won't mean a damn Now ...

Written by Roy Orbison, Bill Bees Pretty woman, walkin' down the street Pretty woman, the kind I'd like to meet, Pretty woman, I don't believe you You're not t...

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 u...

Pink Houses John Cougar 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 Yo...

Come on baby take a ride with me I'm up from Indiana down to Tennessee Everything is as cool as can be In a peaceful world People know this world is a wreck We...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 mad...

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 su...

Written by John Mellencamp oow, hahaha ha Well now to live in this world Sometimes you gotta get touch I got me a bunch of boys when the going gets rough Someo...

They come from the cities And they come from the smaller towns Beat up cars with guitars and rummers Goin' crack boom bam CHORUS ROCK in the USA ROCK in the USA...

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...

ROCK In The USA John Cougar Mellencamp They come from the cities And they come from the smaller towns Beat up cars with guitars and drummers Goin crack boom ba...

John Cougar Mellencamp---Rave On A weh-aheh-aheh-ell The little things you say and do Make me want to be with you-oo-ooo Rave on It's a crazy feelin' An-a I kn...

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 on...

(John Mellencamp/George M Green) 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...

They come from cities and they come from the smaller towns, Beat up cars with guitars and drummers goin' crack, boom, bam ROCK in the USA ROCK in the USA ROCK i...

Got my hands on a little bit of dough So I went to the grocery store And got some steaks to go Went by and picked up my gal, Teddi Jo We had ourselves a picnic ...

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 l...

Written by John Mellencamp and George Green Oh Sad Lady do you curse your name and how many times have you been ashamed Crazy Lady letting your emotions show i...

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 s...

Written by John Mellencamp Can you shelter me From this anxiety Hey baby don't look me in the eye 'Cause I'm sexually shy shy shy Sexually shy shy shy I don't...

Written by John Mellencamp Homicide on the edge of town, and no one said it be easy Sure has its ups and downs, and Garfield is laughing Sitting in a dark room...

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...

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 l...

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 thing...

Well I'm all gassed up The Car is waitin' outside I got three more hours on this loser's jo And then I'll be ready to ride I got this cowboy comin' with me This...

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 ...

Written by Aldo Legui and Bob Marcus You see this kind of chick in every town Whenever there's a scene she's always hanging around She's so na?ve and innocent,...

Written by John Mellencamp Go on and admit it You can't take it anymore So why don't you quit it Your scratching off again Can't you see it Well the whole thin...

Suzanne was the jewel keeper In a word she stole all the jewels And she took them to a foreign land Which was strictly against all the rules ANd she wore them a...

I was loud and a little sad She was visiting from Atlanta, Georgia She had come to spend the summer with me I thought she was very pretty We would kiss and hold...

Written by John Mellencamp Put your life on the table Stick your money on the line Create the situation there, one more time Your name it means nothing And the...

Well she started out to be a dancer She's gonna make her livin' dancin' in the Broadway shows So she hitchiked cross country from Pasaroba to the Big Red Apple ...

Well, she started out to be a dancer She's gonna make her livin' dancin' in the Broadway shows SO she hitchhiked cross country from Pasaroba to the Big Red Appl...

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...

I know you and you know me We met many years ago In the halls of some ivy covered university Where we both used to go Now we stand outside the Denmark Hotel Wit...

Why do I think there's nobody out there? No one who wants me and no one who knows I wait in this place, no one can see me After all this time could I be so alon...

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 thei...

I've ridden down Sunset I drank expensive wine Ive been married 2 dozen times Raised ten children on a workman's pay And I'm glad to say I've enjoyed everyday O...

Written by: John Mellencamp I've ridden down Sunset I drank expensive wine I've been married 2 dozen times Raised ten children on a workman's pay And I'm glad ...

Everything is slower here, everybody's got a union card They get up on Sunday and go to church of their choice Come back home cook out in the backyard Chorus: ...

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 CHOR...

Written by David Bowie We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and when Although I wasn't there, he said I was his friend Which came as some surprise I spoke...

Suzanne divorced her husband She got the kyes to the car and the home But her friends were really his friends No one stops by to see her much any more So one ni...

Written by John Mellencamp Before you go to sleep And close your eyes I'd like to kiss you One more time Touch your lips Perhaps your soul I'll be still and sa...

Written by John Mellencamp And now I must face The crowd once again The curtain is calling And the show must begin The lights grow dim on the floor And they ca...

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 ...

They're so tough They like to make us feel little They like to make us feel small And keep us down 'Til we feel no good at all Then they tell us that we're stup...

Please be quiet, everyone's asleep Stella's locked her door and she's requested some peace She teaches the English at the American school She teaches imaginary ...

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 t...

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 doi...

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'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 good times, they were fleeting memories I used t...

I was watching a movie the other night on TV The actress reminded me of you Her attitude, the way that she smiled She was doin' a part, girl, like you used to d...

I was watching a movie the other night on TV The actress reminded me of you Her attitude, the way that she smiled She was doin' a part girl, like you used to do...

They are master and slave We are sunlight and shadow All roads to the river I am lost I am saved I'm beloved and betrayed All roads to the river And the river...

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...

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-bi...

Sister help me take this pain from my heart Help me stand up and find out what is right Don't want to exist here in the dark When the gates of Eden offer so muc...

Written by John Mellencamp Well its hard to be cool when your still in High School You got the old man jacking you around And he tells you what to do Gives you...

Written by The Doors Well, she's fashionably lean Hey and she's fashionably late She'll never gonna wreck a scene She'll never break a date But now she's no dr...

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 thi...

The simple minded And the uninformed Can be easily led astray And those that cannot connect the dots Hey look the other way People believe what they want to bel...

Well I've been up to the mountain Seen the ashes down below I had breakfast with the wiseman He told me what he thought I should know And I've been to bed with ...

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 ...

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...

Written by: John Mellencamp What if I came knocking On your front door some night? Would you open the window And drop me down the key? What if I came knocking ...

what if i came knockin on your front door some night would you open the window and drop me down the key? and what if I came knockin on your bed post that same n...

What if I came knocking On your front door some night? Would you open the window And drop me down the key? What if I came knocking On your bedpost that same nig...

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 Ridin...

When you were a kid you received no good instruction And your mother was nowhere to be found The lies were yelled and the truth was seldom spoken That's what yo...

We weren't afraid of nothing Wasn't nothing we couldn't do She held her breath once for seven minutes And never turned blue She could burn a woman down If she ...

Written by John Mellencamp Oh talk to me Pretty girl in the corner Tryin' out your sex appeal Oh no, it won't bother me If you talk about your TV Jims And thei...

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 St...

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 You better reach out t...

As you brush your shoes And stand before the mirror And you comb your hair And you grab your coat and hat And you walk, wet streets Tryin' to remember All the w...

Written by John Mellencamp Women seem to like me They seem to like what I have to say When they see me out in public Women seem to look my way Women seem to tr...

Written by John Mellencamp I'm in a worn out nervous condition over you I'm in a worn out nervous condition over you I thought we were having fun We were walk...

I've seen the Rolling 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...

Written by John Mellencamp Destiny shares the eyes of the young genocides Suicides that are still alive Their success has been so well disguised, yeah And on t...

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...

Here we are in the grays of winter Here we are just me and you Hold my hand Let's face tomorrow Tomorrow still holds out its hands to you This precious time We...

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 You better reach out t...