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Pink Houses

John Mellencamp

Intro:  Riff x4

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There's a black man with a black cat
Living in a black neighbourhood
He's got an interstate runnin' through his front yard

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You know, he thinks that he's got it so good
And there's a woman in the kitchen cleanin' up the evening slop
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And he looks at her and says: "Hey darling, I can remember when you

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could stop a clock"

Riff x2

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Well there's a young man in a t-shirt
Listening to a rockin' rollin' station
He's got a greasy hair, greasy smile

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He says: "Lord, this must be my destination"
'Cuz they told me, when I was younger
"Boy, you're gonna be president"

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But just like everyting else, those old crazy dreams

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Just kinda came and went  
Chorus  

Riff x3

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Well there's people and more people
What do they know know know
Go to work in some high rise
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And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico
Ohhh Yeah
And there's winners, and there's losers
But they ain't no big deal
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'Cuz the simple man baby pays for thrills,

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The bills and the pills that kill  
Chorus

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Chorus

Riff x4