Tuesday Tunes - 1/28/14

A good lyric is like a great book...

Jack and Diane

John Cougar Mellencamp, Artist & Writer

Little ditty 'bout Jack and Diane,
two American kids growin' up in the Heartland.
Jacky's gonna be a football star,
Diane's debutante backseat of Jacky's car.

Suckin' on a chili dog outside the Tastee Freeze.
Diane's sittin' on Jacky's lap, he's got his hands between her knees.
Jacky say, "Hey Diane lets run off behind those shady trees,
Dribble off those Bobby Brooks, let me do what I please?!"

He said

"Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone."
He said, "Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone."
They walk on

Jacky sits back reflects his thoughts for the moment,
scratches his head and does his best James Dean
"Well there, there Diane, we gotta run of the city."
Diane says "Baby, you ain't missing nothing!"

Jacky say yeah

"Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone.
Oh yeah say life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone."

Gonna let it roll 'n' rock, let it roll,
Let the Bible belt come and save my soul.
Hold on to sixteen as long as you can,
Changes come around real soon
make us women and men.
 

Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone.
Oh yeah they say life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone.
 

A little ditty 'bout Jack and Diane
Two American kids doin' the best they can