don't need this body

Singer:john mellencamp

this getting older

ain't for cowards

this getting older

is a lot to go through

ain't a gonna need this body

much longer

ain't a gonna need this body

much more

well i can't see much

like i used to

and i can't run like the wind

i don't sleep more

than just a few hours

i can't remember where i've been

ain't a gonna need this body much longer

ain't a gonna need this body much more

i put in a ten million hours

washed up and worn out for sure

well all my friends are

sick or dying

and i'm here all by myself

all i got left

is a head full of memories

and a thought of my upcoming death

ain't a gonna need this body much longer

ain't a gonna need this body much more

i put in a ten million hours

washed up and worn out for sure

well i know one thing

i'll die easy

and i know my life

is not in vain

because i loved

and i fought with many

and the people they loved me just the same

ain't a gonna need this body much longer

ain't a gonna need this body much more

i put in a ten million hours

washed up and worn out

washed up and worn out for sure

this getting older

well it ain't for cowards

this getting older

is a lot to go through

Lyric Context: don't need this body - john mellencamp