Song | Down And Out In Paradise |
Artist | John Mellencamp |
Album | The Lonesome Jubilee |
Dear mr. president | |
I live in the suburbs | |
It愀 a long way from washington, d.c. | |
Had me a job | |
Working for wages | |
And they forgot about me | |
Can憩 draw unemployment | |
For some unknown reason | |
My kids are hungry | |
I扉e got four mouths to feed | |
I go out everyday lookin?for siutable | |
Employment | |
Do you think, there愀 something | |
You could do for me | |
Cause i惴 | |
Chorus: | |
Down and out, here in paradise | |
Down and out, and i惴 on my knees | |
I惴 down and out, here in paradise | |
Looks like the milk and honey | |
Done run out on me | |
Dear mr. president | |
I used to be a dancer | |
Got a little bit too old | |
So i became a secretary | |
Married as man | |
In las vegas, nevada | |
And ten years later | |
He run out on the kids and me | |
Some said, i was pretty | |
But those days are over | |
Now, i扉e no place to live | |
And i惴 out on the streets | |
Oh, mr. president | |
Can i tell you a secret | |
I never ever thought, that this could | |
Happen to me | |
Cause i惴 | |
Chorus: | |
Down and out, here in paradise, | |
Down and out, and i惴 on my knees | |
I惴 down and out, here in paradise | |
Looks like the milk and honey | |
Done run out on me | |
Dear mr. president | |
I惴 just a young kid | |
I惴 in the fourth grade | |
At riley elementary | |
My mom and dad愀 been actin?funny | |
I惴 not sure | |
If it ain憩 got someting to do with me | |
My daddy愀 always drunk | |
My mom愀 a babysitter | |
And i don憩 like the russians | |
Cause i hear, they hate me | |
Dear mr. president | |
Can i ask you one question? | |
When the bombs fall down | |
Will they hurt everyone in my family | |
Yeah, yeah | |
Chorus: | |
Down and out, here in paradise | |
Down and out, and i惴 on my knees | |
I惴 down and out, here in paradise | |
Looks like the milk and honey | |
Done run out on me |
Dear mr. president | |
I live in the suburbs | |
It qiǎo a long way from washington, d. c. | |
Had me a job | |
Working for wages | |
And they forgot about me | |
Can qì draw unemployment | |
For some unknown reason | |
My kids are hungry | |
I fēi e got four mouths to feed | |
I go out everyday lookin? for siutable | |
Employment | |
Do you think, there qiǎo something | |
You could do for me | |
Cause i zhuì | |
Chorus: | |
Down and out, here in paradise | |
Down and out, and i zhuì on my knees | |
I zhuì down and out, here in paradise | |
Looks like the milk and honey | |
Done run out on me | |
Dear mr. president | |
I used to be a dancer | |
Got a little bit too old | |
So i became a secretary | |
Married as man | |
In las vegas, nevada | |
And ten years later | |
He run out on the kids and me | |
Some said, i was pretty | |
But those days are over | |
Now, i fēi e no place to live | |
And i zhuì out on the streets | |
Oh, mr. president | |
Can i tell you a secret | |
I never ever thought, that this could | |
Happen to me | |
Cause i zhuì | |
Chorus: | |
Down and out, here in paradise, | |
Down and out, and i zhuì on my knees | |
I zhuì down and out, here in paradise | |
Looks like the milk and honey | |
Done run out on me | |
Dear mr. president | |
I zhuì just a young kid | |
I zhuì in the fourth grade | |
At riley elementary | |
My mom and dad qiǎo been actin? funny | |
I zhuì not sure | |
If it ain qì got someting to do with me | |
My daddy qiǎo always drunk | |
My mom qiǎo a babysitter | |
And i don qì like the russians | |
Cause i hear, they hate me | |
Dear mr. president | |
Can i ask you one question? | |
When the bombs fall down | |
Will they hurt everyone in my family | |
Yeah, yeah | |
Chorus: | |
Down and out, here in paradise | |
Down and out, and i zhuì on my knees | |
I zhuì down and out, here in paradise | |
Looks like the milk and honey | |
Done run out on me |