John Mellencamp

Released: July 15, 2008

Songwriter: John Mellencamp

Producer: T Bone Burnett

This getting older
Ain’t for cowards
This getting older
Is a lot to go through
Ain’t a gonna need this body
Much longer
Ain’t a gonna need this body
Much more

Well, I can’t see much
Like I used to
And I can’t run like the wind
I don't sleep more
Than just a few hours
I can’t remember where I’ve been

Ain't a gonna need this body much longer
Ain't a gonna need this body much more
I put in a ten million hours
Washed up and worn out for sure

Well, all my friends are
Sick or dying
And I’m here all by myself
All I got left
Is a head full of memories
And a thought of my upcoming death

Ain't a gonna need this body much longer
Ain't a gonna need this body much more
I put in a ten million hours
Washed up and worn out for sure

Well, I know one thing
I’ll die easy
And I know my life
Was not in vain
Because I loved
And I fought with many
And the people, they loved me just the same

Ain't a gonna need this body much longer
Ain't a gonna need this body much more
I put in a ten million hours
Washed up and worn out
Washed up and worn out for sure
This getting older
Well, it ain’t for cowards
This getting older
Is a lot to go through

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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From the albums

Life, Death, Love and Freedom (2008)
On the Rural Route 7609 (2010)

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