Songwriter: John Mellencamp
Producer: John Mellencamp
Henry worked at Sears or somehwhere
Theo did, too
They both got themselves a van together;
Nineteen seventy-two, Ford
Drove around all night long playing music very, very loud
Big noise, all the time;
Little legends in a little town
Moments of time they shared together
Moments of time between two friends
Standing on street corners with shirts unbuttoned
There was a moment in time they swore they were friends to the end
Couple of wild boys
They told me they could hear the grass grow
Theo used to say, hey Henry, man
I'm screwin' this cat
You're just holdin' it
I never knew what they was talking about
But they laughed like they both thought it was funny
Theo and weird Henry went chasing after something
And neither one of them believing in nothing
Moments in time they shared together
Called themselves the "He-man women lovers club,"
Throwin' pop bottles against the wall just to get some attention
There was a moment in time they swore they were friends until the end
Theo's out there living it up doing a little earth shaking -somewhere
Henry sent a postcard from a better place
But I can see them both sitting there laughing and breathing
I can still see that smile on weird Henry's face
Moments in time they shared together
Moments in time between two friends
Dancing on that old van with their shirts wide open
That was a moment in time they swore they were blood brothers until the end
Theo did, too
They both got themselves a van together;
Nineteen seventy-two, Ford
Drove around all night long playing music very, very loud
Big noise, all the time;
Little legends in a little town
Moments of time they shared together
Moments of time between two friends
Standing on street corners with shirts unbuttoned
There was a moment in time they swore they were friends to the end
Couple of wild boys
They told me they could hear the grass grow
Theo used to say, hey Henry, man
I'm screwin' this cat
You're just holdin' it
I never knew what they was talking about
But they laughed like they both thought it was funny
Theo and weird Henry went chasing after something
And neither one of them believing in nothing
Moments in time they shared together
Called themselves the "He-man women lovers club,"
Throwin' pop bottles against the wall just to get some attention
There was a moment in time they swore they were friends until the end
Theo's out there living it up doing a little earth shaking -somewhere
Henry sent a postcard from a better place
But I can see them both sitting there laughing and breathing
I can still see that smile on weird Henry's face
Moments in time they shared together
Moments in time between two friends
Dancing on that old van with their shirts wide open
That was a moment in time they swore they were blood brothers until the end
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
- Big Daddy (1989)
- 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
- For the Children
- Farewell Angelina
- R. Gang
- To M.G. (Wherever She May Be)
- Worn Out Nervous Condition
- Yours Forever
- No One Cares About Me
- Forgiveness
- L.U.V.
- This May Not Be the End of the World
- County Fair
- Goodnight
- Young Without Lovers
- Another Sunny Day 12/25
- Serious Business