John Mellencamp — Void in My Heart

[Verse 1] There's a void in my heart I can't seem to fill Been a parent, had three children And a big house on the hill Hundred dollar in my pocket And it didn't, didn't buy a thing Now there's a void in my heart And a hole in my dreams [Verse 2] Well I poured miles of concrete And strung wire for telephones Dug ditches when I was a young boy When I first left my parents' home Sang my songs for millions of people Sang good and bad news Now there's a void in my heart And a fire at my fuse [Verse 3] Well I did everything just like they said So I could find happiness Went to school and got a college degree And at my job I did my best As I sit alone tonight I see a billion people just like me With a void in their hearts and running from eternity [Verse 4] There's a void in my heart I can't seem to fill I do charity work when I believe in the cause But my soul it bothers me still Hey, Lord, you made me like I am Can You heal this restlessness? Will there be a void in my heart When they carry me out to rest?