John Mellencamp Lyrics

03 Authority Song They like to get you in a compromising position They like…
A Brand New Song In the sweet belly of the moment When you realize you've…
A Graceful Fall It's not a graceful fall From dreams to the truth There's …
A Hand to Hold Onto You can laugh and joke and make fun of your…
A Little Night Dancin Well, west of Zion They got a hot sport brewing Handcuffs an…
A Ride Back Home [Chorus] Hey Jesus can you give me a ride back home I've…
Again Tonight Run in circles again tonight Hump the moon again tonight Gon…
Ain Well our hearts beat like thunder I don't know why they…
Alley Of The Angels Another sad sad day The world's KO'd again And I used to…
American Dream I had a face so cute made a young girl…
American Fool Some people say I'm obnoxious and I'm lazy Some people say…
American Son Stuck inside a jigsaw Of the Midwestern modern midtown Feeli…
Another Sunny Day 12/25 We see it on TV we get calls on the…



Authority Song They like to get you in a compromising position They like…
Baltimore Oriole Baltimore Oriole Took one look at that mercury, forty below…
Beige To Beige No songs on the stereo That we could sing with anymore No…
Between a Laugh and a Tear When paradise is no longer fit for you to live…
Big Daddy You used to raise your voice so that it could…
Blue Charlotte Exhausted by too many tears Trouble is everywhere Hold you i…
Born Reckless Spend a lot of time tryin' to grow up Guess I…
Break Me Off Some [Chorus:] Babe break me off a piece of your love Once it's…
Brothers Let´s get to the point now Just because we´ve got the…
Can You Take It I was courting a southern belle Her Daddy was a rich…
Case 795 Tony Jones stabbed Alice Jones On their first anniversary Do…
Chance Meeting At The Tarantula Hey, don't I know you from somewhere Yeah, it was down…
Chasing Rainbows A long, long time ago When I used to chase rainbows I…
Cheap Shot Well the record company's goin' out of business They price t…
Check It Out Million young poets Screamin' out their words To a world fu…
Cherry Bomb Well I lived on the outskirts of town In an eight…
Chesnut Street Revisited Well I've lived and breathed and been disbelieved In these s…
Chestnut Street Revisted Well I've lived and breathed and been disbelieved In these …
China Girl China girl, I met you in the sea sand You touched…
Circling Around The Moon There may come a day when you grow weary Troubled waters…
Close Enough I may not be a pillar in my town Or have…
Clumsy Ol She spends all our money And then she tells me I'm…
Clumsy Ol' World She spends all our money And then she tells me I'm…
Cold Sweat Ha! I don't care ha about your past I just want ho…
Colored Lights Look here baby I′m too embarrassed to talk to you 'Cause eve…
Coming Down The Road Well I heard the bells of freedom once As I was…
Country Gentleman Country gentleman walked a crooked mile; Got our money in hi…
County Fair Well the County Fair left quite a mess In the county…
Crazy Island Hey hey America You're some kind of crazy island You're a pl…
Crazy Ones She´s got tights on her legs She´s got a floppy French…
Crumblin Some people ain't no damn good You can't trust 'em, you…
Cry Baby My baby is a cry cry baby, She sits on my…
Cuttin Hey Poppi yea ho Hey Poppi yea ho Yeah yeah yeah yeah Lay…
Dance Naked I want you to dance naked So I can see you I'd…
Danger List Office girls, they pass me by They don´t know my name Put…
Days of Farewall Be careful How you walk These days are evil Look how…
Death Letter I got a letter this morning How do You reckon it read? "Hurr…
Deep Blue Heart Daylight is leaving And the night is closing in In just a…
Diamond Joe Now there's a man you'll hear about Most anywhere you go, An…
Do Re Mi Lots of folks back East, they say, is leavin' home…
Do You Believe In Magic Do you believe in magic in a young girl's heart How…
Do You Believe in Magic? Do you believe in magic in a young girl's heart How…
Do You Think That's Fair Well, I see you've got a new boyfriend Got your mixed…
Don I don't know why I love you I don't know why…
Don't Forget About Me Don't forget about me When you're holding someone else's han…
Don't Misunderstand Me I bring you renegade stories And you tell me I'm crazy…
Don't Need This Body This getting older Ain't for cowards This getting older I…
Don’t Forget About Me Don't forget about me When you're holding someone else's ha…
Down And Out In Paradise Dear Mr. President I live in the suburbs It's a long way…
Down in the Bottom Well now, baby meet me in the bottom, bring me…
Dream Killing Town Pre-war matador Save your broken bones Golden rule, he's s…
Driving In The Rain For so long I've been riding on a breeze Whispering with eas…
Each Day Of Sorrow Well I ain't been baptized I ain't got no church No friend…
Easter Eve Well me and my son of only fourteen A finer young…
Eden Is Burning Diane and Jack went to the movies They went to see…
Emotional Love I woke up today Everything is on my shoulders I never told…
Empty Hands In the shadows of the smokestacks Through the black snow, th…
Factory Be yourself, boys Let's get this show on the road Well I'm…
Farewell Angelina Farewell Angelina, the bells of the crown Being stolen by ba…
For The Children I wish I could give you an answer As to when…
Forgiveness When I think of all the wrong I've done I can't…
Freedom Of Speech Freedom of speech Freedom to say Freedom to think This is my…
Freedom's Road I'm navigating my way down freedom's road Trying to make my…
French Shoes He was a good lookin' guy Stood about six foot three Long…
Fruit Trader Cain told Abel, "Brother, you'd better get busy We got water…
Gambling Bar Room Blues I went down to the corner, just to meet my…
Gearhead As the sound bounds in the street And you settle down…
Get A Leg Up Don't look at me don't touch me Keep your mind straight…
Ghost Towns Along The Highway Ghost towns along the highway Guess no one wants to live…
Golden Gates Ain't no golden gates gonna swing open Ain't no streets pave…
Gone So Soon Gone so soon Our time ran out I was barely close to…
Good Girls Good girls don't stay for breakfast They know it's in poor…
Goodnight It's rainin' on me Watch the cab drive you away I see…
Grandma Was a dark, stormy night As the train rattled on All the…
Great Mid-West Everything is slower here; everybody's got a union card They…
Great Midwest Everything is slower here; everybody's got a union card The…
Hand To Hold On To You can laugh and joke and make fun of your…
Hard Times For An Honest Man One man does his work He's not satisfied not at all Feels…
Heaven Is A Lonely Place Barry Barry, he's with Mary Look like they could fly Grand…
Heaven Is A Lonely Place / Rodeo Clown Barry Barry, he's with Mary Look like they could fly Grandma…
Hey God Weapons and guns, are they really my rights? Laws written a…
Hey Porter Love is a burning thing And it makes a fiery…
High C Cherrie She's one of those Sunday afternoon walkers Who searches dow…
Hit the Road Jack Ah, ah, ah, ah, hey hey hey, yeah Ah, ah, ah,…
Hot Dogs And Hamburgers Drivin´ down a dry summer´s day Old Route 66 and I…
Hot Night In A Cold Town (Geoffrey Cushing-Murray/Richard Littlefield) Sonny's out st…
Hotdogs and Hamburgers Drivin´ down a dry summer´s day Old Route 66 and I…
Human Wheels This land today, shall draw its last breath And take into…
Hurt So Good When I was a young boy Said put away those young…
Hurts So Good - When I was a young boy, Said put away those young…
I She´s got tights on her legs She´s got a floppy French…
I Ain't Ever Satisfied I love the things that scare most folks to death But…
I Always Lie To Strangers I always lie to strangers I always lie to people I…
I Am A Man That Worries I am a man that worries Worries occupy my brain I'm worried…
I Couldn't Believe It Was True Last night I came home And I knocked on my…
I Don't Know Why I Love You I don't know why I love you I don't know why…
I Need A Lover I need a lover that won't drive me crazy (I need…
I Need Somebody Baby I am your crazy driver Honey I'm sure to steer you…
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus I saw momma kissin' ol' Santa Claus Underneath the mistletoe…
I Saw You First In a hand painted night, me and Gypsy Scotty are…
I'm Not Running Anymore Holly told me, "You better give me a child" I said,…
If I Die Sudden If I die sudden Please don't tell anyone There ain't nobod…
Im Not Running Anymore Holly told me, "You better give me a child" I said,…
In My Time Of Dying In my time of dyin' Want nobody to mourn All I want…
In Our Live Well I'm a middle-aged teenager I'm a man of angst and…
In Our Lives Well I'm a middle-aged teenager I'm a man of angst and…
It All Comes True I stand here a black man I have no history I…
It Don't Scare Me None Well, it don't scare me none, I've been there before, Sidesw…
It Hurts So Good When I was a young boy Said put away those young…
J.M Virginia's in the bath house sayin',"Don't drink the water,"…
Jack A little ditty 'bout Jack & Diane Two American kids growing…
Jack Diane A little ditty 'bout Jack & Diane Two American kids growing…
Jack %26 Diane A little ditty 'bout Jack & Diane Two American kids growing…
Jackamo Road I´d like to buy you a cabin cruiser And we could…
Jackie Brown Is this your life, Jackie Brown? Poorly educated and forced …
Jackie O So you went to a party at Jacqualine Onassis If you're…
Jailhouse Rock The warden threw a party in the county jail. The prison…
Jena An all white jury hides the executioner's face See how we…
Jenny At 16 Growin′ up in a small community Everybody know everything 'b…
Jerry Jerry´s jelling at the man in the moon He´s right outside…
Jim Crow Look what Jim Crow's done and gone Went and changed his…
John Cockers [Chorus] I don't accommodate nobody I just take care of my…
John the Revelator Well who's that a writing? John the Revelator Who's that a…
Junior They call me Junior I live here on the street I earn…
Just Another Day Bobby Doll and Big Jim Picato Call me up every single…
Just Like You As my time goes by On the mean, cruel earth Trying to…
Justice and Independence '85 He was born on the fourth day of July So his…
Key West Intermezzo In a hand painted night, me and Gypsy Scotty are…
Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) Written by: John Mellencamp and George Green In a hand pain…
Kicks Girl, you thought you found the answer on that magic…
Kid Inside One time only, if you don't Get it right this time,…
L.U.V Guilty 'til proven innocent I'm thinking about the governmen…
Lafayette You feel so good, Lafayette, now I've come to greet…
Large World Turning Someday this will all be over Nothing lasts forever Thank …
Last Chance A cold day in December And I´m still here alone I look…
Lawless Times Well, you can't trust your neighbor Husband or wife Can't tr…
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat Well, I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box…
Let It All Hang Out I preach my dear friends you are about to receive…
Let Them Run Your Lives Hello girls and boys As you sit in your carpeted bedrooms Wi…
Lie To Me Lie to me Lord knows I'm used to it So lie to…
Life Is Hard Life is hard anyway you cut it Life is sweet like…
Like a Rolling Stone Once upon a time you dressed so fine Threw the bums…
Little Pink Houses There's a black man with a black cat Living in a…
Lonely 'Ol Night She calls me home She says baby it's a lonely ol'…
Longest Days Seems like once upon a time ago I was where I…
Love And Happiness Well we're dropping our bombs In the southern hemisphere And…
Love At First Sight Let's suppose you lived over here Let's suppose I lived righ…
Lovin Riding in the park with your golden tan You got your…
Lovin' Mother For Ya Riding in the park with your golden tan You got your…
Make Me Feel This ain't no make-believe I ain't foolin' around this time …
Man Who Sold the World We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and…
Mansions In Heaven The old paper mill stinks up the beaches As I walk…
Martha Say Martha say she don't need no stinking man making no…
Mean [Chorus] I'm not following your frame of mind Complaining ab…
Melting Pot I met my girl She was living in the melting pot…
Miami Well, I hear in Miami they have a lot of…
Minutes to Memories On a Greyhound thirty miles beyond Jamestown He saw the sun…
Miss Missy There's a band playing down the street we could see,…
Mr. Bellows The President he´s a pretty nice guy I´d like to take…
My Aeroplane Wish I had an aeroplane I'd fly away up yonder 'Til I…
My Sweet Love Sweet love standing at my gate Oh my sweet love It sure…
Need Somebody Baby I am your crazy driver Honey I'm sure to steer you…
Night Dancin Well, west of Zion They got a hot sport brewing Handcuffs an…
Night Dancin' Well, west of Zion They got a hot sport brewing Handcuffs …
Night Slumming Well good evening to, the dirty bordellos And good evening t…
No Better Than This Give me twenty-five dollars And drive me around downtown Sol…
No One Cares About Me Well my wife she took off to Memphis With some fella…
Nothing's for Free We started out With a sin and a lie And moved on…
Now More Than Ever If you believe Won't you please raise your hands Let's hear …
Oh Pretty Woman Pretty woman, walkin' down the street. Pretty woman, the ki…
Orpheus Descending Well, you can't go here And you can't go there The police…
Our Country Well, I can stand beside ideas I think are right And…
Paper and Fire She had a dream And boy it was a good one So…
Peaceful World Come on baby take a ride with me I'm up from…
Peppermint Twist Well they've got a new dance and it goes like…
Pink Houses There's a black man with a black cat Living in a…
Play Guitar You may drive around in your town Ina brand new…
Pop Singer Never wanted to be no pop singer, Never wanted to write…
Positively Crazy We rode our horses in the city Didn't we love living…
Pray For Me God gave Moses a few little rules And he said I…
R Gang Well now to live in this world Sometimes you gotta get…
R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A They come from the cities And they come from the smaller…
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) Written by: John Mellencamp They come from the cities And t…
R.O.C.K. in the USA They come from the cities And they come from the smaller…
Rain On The Scarecrow Scarecrow on a wooden cross blackbird in the barn Four…
Rave On A weh-aheh-aheh-ell The little things you say and do Mak…
Right Behind Me His time I'm leavin' And I ain't-a kiddin' Walkin' out the d…
Rodeo Clown Well there's blood on the hands of the rich politicians Red…
Rooty Toot Toot Got my hands on a little bit of dough So I…
Rumble Seat All the leaves are green All my friends are gone I'm livin…
Rumbleseat All the leaves are green All my friends are gone I'm livin'…
Rural Route Little girl disappeared and gone From the rural route Seven …
Sad Lady Oh sad lady do you curse your name And how many…
Save Some Time To Dream Save some time to dream Save some time for yourself Don't le…
Scarecrow Scarecrow on a wooden cross blackbird in the barn Four…
Serious Business You ain't goin' nowhere Gonna sit by this pool until you…
Seventh Son Everybody's talking 'bout the seventh son In the whole wide …
Shy [Chorus] Can you shelter me From this anxiety Hey baby do…
Sidewalk and Streetlights Homicide on the edge of town, and no one said…
Small Paradise Two veteran lovers french kiss in the doorway Their ears are…
Small Town Well, I was born in a small town And I live…
Someday Someday, someday But I don't know when Someday, someday But …
Someday The Rains Will Fall Someday the rains will fall When you expect it least Somed…
Sometimes A Great Notion Never give an inch - that's what I say, son. When…
Sometimes There Sometimes there’s God in someone else’s eyes Sometimes there…
Stones In My Passway I got stones in my passway And my road seem dark…
Streets Of Galilee Don't put me in your dreams Don't bet your money on…
Sugar Marie Well, I'm all gassed up The car is waitin' outside I got…
Summer Of Love Exotic cars scream down the sunset of dreams On a hot…
Supergirl You see this kind of chick in every town. Whenever there's…
Survive Written by John Mellencamp Go on and admit it You can't tak…
Suzanne And The Jewels Suzanne was the jewel keeper In a word she stole all…
Sweet Evening Breeze I was loud and a little sad She was visiting from…
Take Home Pay You've been checking some girls heart For some tenderness …
Take What You Want Put your life on the table Stick your money on the…
Taxi Dancer Well, she started out to be a dancer She's gonna make…
Teardrops Will Fall I read your letter, darlin' Tears filled my eyes All of the…
Tears In Vain Snow falling on a cane break Please stop howling at the…
Thank You Let me say thank-you to those who love many Let me…
The Americans Stuck inside a jigsaw Of the Midwestern modern midtown ? Fee…
The Authority Song They like to get you in a compromising position They like…
The Big Jack I know you and you know me We met many years…
The Brass Ring The saddest girl in the whole wide world I met her…
The Breakout Why do I think there's nobody out there No one who…
The Company Of Cowards I’m in the company of cowards I’m in the company store Bulle…
The Courtesy Of Kings I knew this colorful woman once She drank and had a…
The End of the World Why does the sun go on shining Why does the sea…
The Eyes of Portland As I saw through the eyes of Portland one day There…
The Face Of The Nation As I run through this life Sometimes it breaks my heart Seei…
The Full Catastrophe I've ridden down the sunset Drank expensive wine I've been m…
The Isolation of Mister Never looked forward to the future Never enjoyed where I’ve …
The Kind Of Fella I Am Well I don't like it when I see your eyes…
The Man Who Sold the World We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and…
The Real Life Suzanne divorced her husband She got the keys and the car…
The Same Way I Do Before you go to sleep And close your eyes I'd like to…
The West End Well the west end now The west end then Went by…
The Whore And now I must face The crowd once again The curtain is…
Them Double Blues You little wims of my command, baby I can't refuse It's…
Theo and Weird Henry Henry worked at Sears or somehwhere. Theo did, too. They b…
They're So Tough They're so tough They like to make us feel little They lik…
Thinking About You It's not my nature To be nostalgic at all I sat by…
This May Not Be The End Of The World Please be quiet, everyone's asleep Stella's locked her door…
This Time I've had a lot of girls in my life They never…
Thundering Hearts In these long, hot summer days Need a way to cool…
To Live Sometimes fly a little high, Then you know better; dig your…
To M.G I was watching a movie the other night on T.V. The…
To M.G. (Wherever She May Be) Written by John Mellencamp I was watching a movie the other…
To The River There are master and slaves We are sunlight and shadow All r…
To Washington Eight years of peace and prosperity Scandal in the White Hou…
Tonight Well, I get up in the morning Have a smoke, have…
Too Much To Think About Sister help take this pain from my heart Help me stand…
Too Young to Live Well its hard to be cool when your still in…
Troubled Land Well there's a pain in my side But I keep traveling…
Troubled Man It's the wake of all evil A universal mess I've always found…
Twentieth Century Fox Well, she's fashionably lean Hey and she's fashionably late…
Under The Boardwalk Oh the sun beats down and melts the tar up…
Void In My Heart There's a void in my heart I can't seem to fill. Been…
Walk Tall The simple minded And the ill informed Can be easily led ast…
Warmer Place To Sleep Well I been up to the mountain Seen the ashes down…
We Are The People If you're feeling shut down May my thoughts be with you If…
Weakest Moments Well, I hear you downstairs You're foolin' around with your …
Welcome To Chinatown In the cool of the evening I don't know the reason But…
What If I Came Knocking What if I came knocking On your front door some night? Would…
When Jesus Left Birmingham When Jesus left Birmingham All the disciples went crazy When…
When Margaret Comes To Town When you were a kid you received no good instruction And…
Whenever We Wanted We weren´t afraid of nothing Wasn´t nothing we couldn´t do S…
Where The Sidewalk Ends Oh talk to me Pretty girl in the corner Tryin' out your…
Where The World Began I'm tired of being grateful for a chance to take…
Wild Angel Pretty girls in beat up cars Throwing kisses to the soldiers…
Wild Night As you brush your shoes and stand before your mirror And…
Without A Shot Put your guns out on the table Throw your bullets on…
Without Expression Have you ever ridden horses through a rainstorm? Or a lion…
Women Seem Women seem to like me They seem to like what I…
Worn Out Nervous Condition I'm in a worn out nervous condition over you I'm in…
Wreck Of The Old 97 They give him his orders at Monroe, Virginia Sayin', "Steve,…
Ya Ya Riding in the park with your golden tan You got your…
You She's colorful and crazy And you think she's broken-hearted …
You've Got To Stand For Somethin' I've seen the Rolling Stones Forgot about Johnny Rotten Saw …
Young Genocides Destiny shares the eyes of the young genocides Suicides tha…
Young Without Lovers Better take a look At my circle Better take a look around Te…
Your Life Is Now See the moon roll across the stars See the seasons turn…