pink houses
Singer: john mellencamp
there's a black man with a black cat
livin' in a black neighborhood
he's got an interstate
runnin' through his front yard
you know he thinks that he's got it so good
and there's a woman in the kitchen
cleanin' up the evenin' slop
and he looks at her and says
hey darlin'
i can remember when you could stop a clock
oh
but ain't that america
for you and me
ain't that america
something to see
baby
ain't that america
home of the free
yeah
little pink houses
for you and me
oooh
yeah
for you and me
well
there's a young man in a t-shirt
listenin' to a rockin' rollin' station
he's got greasy hair
greasy smile
he says
lord this must be my destination
'cause they told me when i was younger
said boy
you're gonna be president
but just like everything else
those old crazy dreams
just kinda came and went
oh
but ain't that america
for you and me
ain't that america
something to see
baby
ain't that america
home of the free
yeah
little pink houses
for you and me
oooh
little baby
for you and me
well
there's 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
ooh
yeah
and there's winners and there's losers
but they ain't no big deal
'cause the simple man
baby
pays for thrills
the bills the pills that kill
oh
but ain't that america
for you and me
ain't that america
something to see
baby
ain't that america
home of the free
yeah
little pink houses
for you and me
oooh
ooooh
yeah.