John Mellencamp

Released: April 12, 1982

Songwriter: George M. Green John Mellencamp

Producer: Don Gehman John Mellencamp

In these long, hot summer days
Need a way to cool ourselves down
Pop off the top of that Chevrolet
Drive through the carwash
Laugh and fall around

Smokin' the old Ducados the old man got down in Spain
Eatin' eggs and French fries on the side
Ride that Harley Davidson in the hot summer heat
Lord knows that I just love to ride

Go by and pick up that Kentucky girl
She knew me when I got my start
Oh yeah, those were different days...

In the valley of the thundering hearts
Thundering hearts
Thundering hearts
Thundering hearts

Get your greasy hair, girl, right on my face
This old redneck's on fire, burnin' up
Give us a kiss, baby, make it on the same place
Humidity's about to drive me all crazy wild

Pretty soon, the sun will be goin' down
And this little town will be cool and dark
Forget about heaven
Let me stay here forever...

In the valley of the thundering hearts
Thundering hearts
Thundering hearts
Thundering hearts

Thundering hearts
Thundering hearts
Thundering hearts
Thundering hearts

Thundering hearts
Thundering hearts

Thundering hearts
Thundering hearts

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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