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
cleanin’ up the evenin’ slop
and he looks at her and says hey darlin’
i can remember when you could stop a clock
oh but ain’t that america for you and me
ain’t that america somethin’ to see baby
ain’t that america home of the free yeah
little pink houses for you and me
oh yeah for you and me
ey
well there’s a young man in a tshirt
listen’ to a rock ‘n’ roll station
he’s got greasy hair greasy smile
he says lord this must be my destination
4
cause they told me when i was younger
sayin’ boy you’re gonna be president
but just like everything else those old crazy dreams
just kinda came and went
oh but ain’t that america for you and me
ain’t that america somethin’ to see baby
ain’t that america home of the free yeah
little pink houses for you and me
oh baby for you and me
5
well there’s people and more people
what do they know know know
go to work in some high rise
and vacation down at the gulf of mexico
ooh yeah
6
and there’s winners and there’s losers
but they ain’t no big deal
cause the simple man baby pays the thrills
the bills the pills that kill
oh but ain’t that america for you and me
ain’t that america somethin’ to see baby
ain’t that america home of the free yeah
little pink houses for you and me
ooh
ooh yeah
ain’t that america
for you and me
ain’t that america
hey well somethin’ to see baby
ain’t that america
oh well the home of the free
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
little pink houses baby for you and me
ooh yeah
ooh yeah
Artist: John Mellencamp
Year: 1984
Decade: 80s
Language: en
Word Count: 189