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
Well, I get up i 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
Sister help take this pain from my fheart 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
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
(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
When you were a kid you received no good instruction And your mother was never nowhere to be found The lies were yelled and the truth was seldom spoken
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 a bunch of me hardies
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
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
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
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
I want you to dance naked So I can see you I'd like to get to know you You don't have to act naughty Spin it round and round Spin it round and round and
(Janis Ian/John Vezner/John Mellencamp) They are master and slaves We are sunlight and shadow All roads to the river I am lost, I am saved I'm beloved
(John Mellencamp/George M. Green) On a Greyhound thirty miles beyond Jamestown He saw the sun set on the Tennesseee line He looked at the young man who
We know only the strong will survive But the meek will inherit So if you've got a coat of arms, oh friend I suggest we wear it CHORUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Empty Hands (John
They like to get you in a compromising position They like to get you there and smile in your face They think they're so cute when they got you in that
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
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