John Mellencamp — You’ve Got to Stand for Somethin’

[Verse 1] I've seen the Rolling Stones Forgot about Johnny Rotten Saw The Who back in '69 Saw Bobby Seale Talkin' to the Panthers Sayin' just what he had on his mind I saw Marlon Brando On a motorcycle He was actin' out rebellion I saw Rocky Stallone In an X-rated movie Called the Italian Stallion I've seen a lot of things But I have not seen a lot of other things [Chorus] But I know You've got to stand (Stand) for something Or you're gonna fall (Stand) for anything You've gotta stand (Stand) right up for somethin' Or you're gonna fall for anything [Verse 2] I saw Nikita Khrushchev Kissin' Fidel Castro Saw a man walkin' on the moon I saw Miss America In a girly magazine I bet you saw that too I've seen the London Bridge In the middle of the desert Seen thirty-three years go by I know the American people Paid a high price for justice And I don't know why Nobody seems to know why I know a lot of things But I don't know a lot of other things, yeah yeah yeah [Chorus] You've got to stand (Stand) for something Or you're gonna fall (Stand) for anything You've gotta stand (Stand) right up for somethin' Or you're gonna fall for anything [Verse 3] Well I've been to Harlem County And I've seen Paris, Texas And I've spent some time in Rome I know a lot of funny people In a lot of funny places But the Midwest is my home We've got to start respectin' this world Or it's gonna turn around and bite off our face [Chorus] You've got to stand (Stand) for something Or you're gonna fall (Stand) for anything You've got to stand (Stand) for something Or you're gonna fall (Stand) for anything, yeah yeah yeah You've got to stand (Stand) for something Or you're gonna fall (Stand) for anything Yeah, you've gotta stand (Stand) right up for somethin' Or you're gonna fall for anything [Outro] (Stand) Yeah yeah (Stand) Gotta stand for something (Stand) You got to stand (Stand) right up for something (Stand) (Stand) (Stand) (Stand)