Released: July 27, 1979
Songwriter: John Mellencamp
Producer: Howard Albert Ron Albert
Well, I'm all gassed up
The car is waitin' outside
I got three more hours on this loser's job
And then I'll be ready to ride
I got this cowboy comin' with me
This guy's name is Jeffrey Jack
He can shoot the eyes out of a pool ball
He can get those young girls into the sack
We'll drop down to the dance hall
Locals will be kickin' up their heels
They'll be drinkin' tequila sunrises
Till the morning light fills up the window sills
And then I'll be with Sugar Marie, yeah
She's the only girl I know that can make me forget about me
Come on and dance with me, Sugar Marie, yeah
She don't ask me any questions when it's time to leave
She works down at the truck stop
Where she polishes the spoons
She gets colas and burgers for the boys
On those hot summer afternoons
She's got this girlfriend named Linda
Linda's got a tattoo that says "Christ"
Well, she ain't half bad to talk to
And I reckon she looks pretty nice
We'll drive down to the dance hall
Sittin' there waitin' on me
Jesus, you know it feels pretty good
And sometimes I need some good ole company
And then I'll be with Sugar Marie, yeah
She's the only girl I know that can make me forget about me
Come on, dance with me Sugar Marie, yeah
And she don't ask me any questions
She don't think of them young boys
She belongs to me
Sugar Marie
Sugar Marie
I never thought I needed no one
I can make a big enough mess myself
Oh, but when I finally found someone
She made me forget myself
Dance with me, Sugar Marie
You're the only girl I know that can make me forget about me
Shake that thing for me, Sugar Marie, yeah
She don't ask me any questions when it's time to leave
Sugar Marie
Sugar Marie
Hey girl, I wish we could tear the heart out of this old town tonight
The car is waitin' outside
I got three more hours on this loser's job
And then I'll be ready to ride
I got this cowboy comin' with me
This guy's name is Jeffrey Jack
He can shoot the eyes out of a pool ball
He can get those young girls into the sack
We'll drop down to the dance hall
Locals will be kickin' up their heels
They'll be drinkin' tequila sunrises
Till the morning light fills up the window sills
And then I'll be with Sugar Marie, yeah
She's the only girl I know that can make me forget about me
Come on and dance with me, Sugar Marie, yeah
She don't ask me any questions when it's time to leave
She works down at the truck stop
Where she polishes the spoons
She gets colas and burgers for the boys
On those hot summer afternoons
She's got this girlfriend named Linda
Linda's got a tattoo that says "Christ"
Well, she ain't half bad to talk to
And I reckon she looks pretty nice
We'll drive down to the dance hall
Sittin' there waitin' on me
Jesus, you know it feels pretty good
And sometimes I need some good ole company
And then I'll be with Sugar Marie, yeah
She's the only girl I know that can make me forget about me
Come on, dance with me Sugar Marie, yeah
And she don't ask me any questions
She don't think of them young boys
She belongs to me
Sugar Marie
Sugar Marie
I never thought I needed no one
I can make a big enough mess myself
Oh, but when I finally found someone
She made me forget myself
Dance with me, Sugar Marie
You're the only girl I know that can make me forget about me
Shake that thing for me, Sugar Marie, yeah
She don't ask me any questions when it's time to leave
Sugar Marie
Sugar Marie
Hey girl, I wish we could tear the heart out of this old town tonight
more tracks from the album
On the Rural Route 7609
- The Real Life
- Your Life Is Now
- Don’t Need This Body
- Sweet Evening Breeze
- The Full Catastrophe
- My Aeroplane
- Troubled Land
- Someday the Rains Will Fall
- Theo and Weird Henry
- Women Seem
- Between a Laugh and a Tear
- If I Die Sudden
- Peaceful World
- To Washington
- Colored Lights
- The World Don’t Bother Me None
- Jack and Diane (Writing Demo)
- Jenny at 16
- Rain on the Scarecrow
- Jim Crow
- Big Daddy of Them All
- What If I Came Knocking
- Longest Days
- Sugar Marie
- Mr. Bellows
- Deep Blue Heart
- Love and Happiness
- Someday
- Forgiveness
- To M.G. (Wherever She May Be)
- For the Children
- Freedom’s Road
- Our Country (Alternative Version)
- Jim Crow
- Thank You
- Ghost Towns Along the Highway
- Jackie Brown
- Cherry Bomb
- Jack & Diane
- L.U.V.
- County Fair
- When Jesus Left Birmingham
- Country Gentleman
- Rural Route
- Void in My Heart
- Just Like You
- Rodeo Clown
- A Ride Back Home
- Authority Song
- Grandma’s Theme
- Death Letter
- Young Without Lovers
- Pink Houses
From the albums
- John Cougar (1979)
- On the Rural Route 7609 (2010)
John Mellencamp popular songs
- Jack & Diane
- Pink Houses
- Hurts So Good
- Small Town
- Check It Out
- Authority Song
- Rain on the Scarecrow
- I Need a Lover
- Cherry Bomb
- Nothing’s for Free
- Cold Sweat (Live)
- Wild Night (Acoustic version)
- Crazy Island
- The Face of the Nation
- Days of Farewell
- Get a Leg Up
- Rodeo Clown
- When Margaret Comes to Town
- I Ain’t Ever Satisfied
- Junior
- Just Like You
- Lonely Ol’ Night (live)
- Great Mid-West
- Take Home Pay