John Mellencamp — Pink Houses

[Verse 1] 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 [Verse 2] 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." [Chorus] Oh, but ain't that America for you and me? Ain't that America somethin' to see, baby? Ain't that America home of the free, yeah? Little pink houses for you and me Oh, yeah, for you and me Ey! [Verse 3] Well, there's a young man in a t-shirt Listen' to a rock 'n' roll station He's got greasy hair, greasy smile He says, "Lord, this must be my destination" [Verse 4] Cause they told me when I was younger Sayin', "boy, you're gonna be president" But just like everything else, those old crazy dreams Just kinda came and went [Chorus] Oh, but ain't that America for you and me? Ain't that America somethin' to see baby? Ain't that America home of the free, yeah? Little pink houses for you and me Oh, baby, for you and me [Verse 5] 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 [Verse 6] And there's winners, and there's losers But they ain't no big deal Cause the simple man baby pays the thrills The bills, the pills that kill [Chorus] Oh, but ain't that America for you and me? Ain't that America somethin' to see, baby? Ain't that America, home of the free, yeah? Little pink houses for you and me Ooh Ooh yeah [Chorus] Ain't that America For you and me? Ain't that America Hey, well somethin' to see baby? Ain't that America Oh, well the home of the free Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Little pink houses, baby, for you and me [Outro] Ooh yeah Ooh yeah