John Mellencamp

Released: July 15, 2008

Featuring: Karen Fairchild

Songwriter: John Mellencamp

Producer: T Bone Burnett

Hey Jesus, can You give me a ride back home?
I’ve been out here in this world too long on my own
I won’t bother You no more
If You can just get me in the door
Hey Jesus, can You give me a ride back home?

When I started out, I was so young and so strong
I just let it roll off my back when things went wrong
Now it’s starting to get to me
All of this inhumanity
Hey Jesus, can You give me a ride back home?

You wouldn’t know it by looking at me now
But I was showing some promise once upon a time
But it’s gone now
And it ain’t coming back
My time’s come and gone
It’s as simple as that

Hey Jesus, this world is too troublesome for me
I try to fight off all these devils, but I’m just too weak
When I’m out here walking alone
I feel like taking my life, but I won’t
Too big a coward, can You give me a ride back home?
Hey Jesus, can You give me a ride back home?
Hey Jesus, can You give me a ride back home?

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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