John Mellencamp Pink Houses

Welcome to this John Mellencamp Pink Houses page where youll find the song lyrics below, along with a live performcance video clip by Mellencamp and my acoustic tutorial demo.

Mellencamp wrote this song after driving from the Indianapolis airport back to Bloomington Indiana and saw an old black man sitting in front of a little pink house. Mellencamp waved and the man waved back. In 1984 the song reached #8 on the charts.




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--- Start Of John Mellencamp Pink Houses Lyrics ---

Theres a black man ... with a black cat
Living in a black neighbourhood
Hes got an interstate runnin through his front yard
You know he think that hes got it so good

And theres a woman ... in the kitchen
Cleanin up the evening slop
And he looks at her and says hey darling
I can remember when you could stop a clock

Oh but aint that America ... for you and me
Aint that America ... something to see baby
Aint that America ... home of the free yeah
Little pink houses for you and me

Well theres a young man ... in a t-shirt
Listening to a rockin rollin station
Hes got a ... greasy hair ... greasy smile
He says lord this must be my destination

Cuz they told me .. when I was younger
Boy youre gonna be president
But just like everyting else ... those old crazy dreams
Just kinda came and went

Oh but aint that America ... for you and me
Aint that America ... something to see baby
Aint that America ... home of the free yeah
Little pink houses for you and me

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Well theres 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 ... Ohhh yeah
And theres winners ... and theres losers ... but they aint no big deal
Cuz the simple man baby ... pays for the thrills ... the bills... and the pills that kill

Oh but aint that America ... for you and me
Aint that America ... something to see baby
Aint that America ... home of the free yeah
Little pink houses for you and me

Oh but aint that America ... for you and me
Aint that America ... something to see baby
Aint that America ... home of the free yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah ... little pink houses, for you and me

--- End Of John Mellencamp Pink Houses Lyrics ---

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