John Mellencamp

Released: April 12, 1982

Songwriter: John Mellencamp

Producer: Don Gehman John Mellencamp

I was courting a Southern belle
Her daddy was a rich 'un, too
Sports car outside her door
She was pretty good looking, too

You call me up, want me to come over
When the servants are all in bed
And she said
"Daddy's on a flight tonight
Does that put any ideas in your head?"

I say to her:

Take it all the way
Can you really take it all the way down?
Can you really take it all the way down, down, down?
Down, down, down

So we watch a little TV
I drink up the family wine
She said, "You're such a snake in the grass, boy
But tonight, you're mine."

But wait a minute, wait a minute, baby
Are you tryin' to make a fool out of me?
She said, "I've seen men like you before
I've got a long family tree."

And she said to me:

Take it all the way
Can you really take it all the way down?
Can you really take it all the way down, down, down?

And I say to myself:

Even a fool like me can be the lovin' kind
Even a fool like me can be the lovin', lovin' kind

Take it all the way
Can you really take it all the way down?
Can you really take it all the way down, down, down?
Take it all the way
Can you really take it all the way down?
Can you really take it all the way down, down, down?

John J Mellencamp, also known as John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, and actor. He is known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock, which emphasize with the working class.

John Mellencamp has released 22 studio albums, with a career that began in 1976 and still goes on today.

His most recent release was 2014’s Plain Spoken

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