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JenaJohn Mellencamp

Released: July 15, 2008

Songwriter: John Mellencamp

Producer: T Bone Burnett

An all-white jury hides the executioner's face
See how we are, me and you?
Everyone here needs to know their place
Let's keep this blackbird hidden in the flue

Oh oh oh, Jena
Oh oh oh, Jena
Oh oh oh, Jena
Take your nooses down

So what becomes of boys that cannot think straight
Particularly those with paper-bag skin?
Yes sir, no sir, we'll wipe that smile right off your face
We've got our rules here, and you must fit in

Oh oh oh, Jena
Oh oh oh, Jena
Oh oh oh, Jena
Take your nooses down

[Guitar solo]

Someday some way sanity will prevail
But who knows when that day might come?
A shot in the dark, well, it just might find its way
To the hearts of those that hold the keys to kingdom come

Oh oh oh, Jena
Oh oh oh, Jena
Oh oh oh, Jena
Take those nooses down

Oh oh, hey, Jena
Oh oh, Jena
Oh oh, Jena
Take your nooses down

Take those nooses all down

John Mellencamp

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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