John Mellencamp

Holly told me, "you better give me a child"
I said, "holly, there's no way
We don't even like each other all that much
We couldn't make it one more day"
She said, "you better look out, buster
The next time you see me you're gonna pay"
I said, "holly, i'm not running anymore
But i'm on my way"

Chorus:
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
But i'm not running anymore

Well i got two circus clowns here who like to fight
They got one black eye and a bloody nose
They are the hoodlums of my third wife
Whatever i say they will oppose
I try to teach 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"

Chorus:
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 mirror - what the hell happened to me?
Whatever i had has gone away
I'm not the young kid that i used to be
So i push the hair back out of my face
That's o.k., i knew this would happen
But i was hopin' not today
Hey baby, i'm not running anymore
But i'm on my way

Chorus:
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
And i'm not running anymore

I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
And i'm not running anymore

For sure!

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 we met
You were talkin' to ol' jimmy
And you lit my cigarette

Chorus:
How come you can't remember?
This is me you're talkin' to
From may through september
It was all about me 'n you, baby
It was all about me 'n you

Well it looks like to me
That you have conveniently forgotten everything
This confusion that has surrounded you
Is this your morality and not your brain
You've got a birthmark below your navel
You wear a size seven and a half shoe
You got this rolex watch that i suspect you cobbed
From that doctor who said he loved you

Chorus:
How come you can't remember?
This is me you're talkin' to
From may through september
It was all about me 'n you, baby
It was all about me 'n you

Well you told me that you lived in the wind
Like a bird who never touched the ground
And if you did you would surely die without making a sound
"live, let's live", that's all you kept sayin'
And our summer was full of life
We're gonna send them a postcard, and show 'em what it's like to be alive
But i never wanted to leave your side
No, i just couldn't believe that you'd lie
No, i never wanted to say "good-bye" baby

Chorus:
How come you can't remember?
This is me you're talkin' to
From may through september
It was all about me 'n you, baby
It was all about me 'n you

Be careful how you walk
These days are evil look how you talk
I hear there are people that are listening
This mystery is up to you
So you be careful what you do
I know there are people who are wondering

Chorus:
These are the days of farewell
Halfway undecided that's our peace that's our peace

Be careful the friends you keep
He might not really be your friend
He belongs to the wishing and the wandering
Be careful too much at stake
You don't want ever to be wronged
Don't you ever let the dirty business make you clean

Chorus:
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 my mouth with praise
For i am here today 'cause he said that i would live
There's no reason why hiv shouldn't have missed my daughter and my life
But it did through the eyes of god, he saw fit for me to be here
I will praise the lord at all times
As we live in the last days the devil will always be up under my feet
And i will praise his name
Hallelujah

Don't you pretend to be something
That you are not hear me my friend
I'll tell you what i know it will only sicken you
Let us be grateful for what you've got
Help me to know what i am not
Of my friend there are people who are wondering

Chorus:
These are the days of farewell
It's undecided it's undecided
Oh my friend oh my friend oh my friend
My friend my friend my friend
It's undecided
Too much too much too much
Too much at stake for you and me

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 it reminds you who you are

Chorus:
And it all comes true yes it all comes true
Like a wheel inside a wheel it turns on you
And you think, what have i done? what can i do?
What you believe about yourself
It all comes true

I was just a young girl my mother called me "hon"
My father was unhappy 'cause i should have been his son
They said, "learn to be a waitress and learn to be a wife
And be thankful for a chance to live an ordinary life"

Chorus:
And it all comes true yes it all comes true
Like a wheel inside a wheel it turns on you
And you think, what have i done? what can i do?
What you believe about yourself
It all comes true

My life is a contradiction of sorrow and desire
I drag my heart across the ash to throw it on the fire
Maybe there's a reason and could there be a plan
Or are we all just fools to think we'll understand

Chorus:
And it all comes true yes it all comes true
Like a wheel inside a wheel it turns on you
And you think, what have i done? what can i do?
What you believe about yourself
It all comes true

And it all comes true yes it all comes true
Like a wheel inside a wheel it turns on you
And you think, what have i done? what can i do?
What you believe about yourself
It all comes true

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 no fun"

Chorus:
We're just yellin' in the dark
We're just pissin' in the wind
From underneath the sheets that we pray from
Better let a little bit of this goodness get in

So cain rose up and he slay his brother
The human soul and violence sometimes can be the next of kin
And feelings are real in moments of desperation
When the lowest dimension of the animal is let in

Chorus:
We're just yellin' in the dark
We're just pissin' in the wind
From underneath the sheets that we pray from
Better let a little bit of this goodness get in

Ain't got no purpose, ain't got no direction, i ain't got no morals
Ain't got no politics, ain't got no particular point of view
What i've got is plenty of time on my hands, ol' skinny's playground
Hey, lord, tell me again, what you want me to do?

Chorus:
We're just yellin' in the dark
We're just pissin' in the wind
From underneath the sheets that we pray from
Better let a little bit of this beauty
Better let a little bit of this goodness get in

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
Standin' in the darkness, baby, there i am

Chorus:
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 on his back
I recalled the ring of fire, and he wore his suit of black
When the legend and the ocean meet the sand
Standin' in the darkness, baby, there i am

Chorus:
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

Everyone is so fabulous, hey, we all got our gun
Old snakey's not a sinner, no, he just shows us how it's done
When you separate the wretched from the damned
Standin' in the darkness, baby, there i am

Chorus:
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