John Mellencamp

Songwriter: John Mellencamp

Producer: John Mellencamp

[Verse 1]
I met my girl
She was livin' in the melting pot
I touched her skin
It was greasy from the melting pot
Get yourself a weapon
'Cause they slice you up in the melting pot
Well, I don't really have time to talk
But I wish you lots of luck in the melting pot

[Chorus]
And in the end it's always just some game
The heartbreak, the laughter has all been in vain
Beat up and lied to
For your whole life
Kick you in the head
In the melting pot

[Verse 2]
Well, the hawks live upstairs
Where the air is clean in the melting pot
They like to swoop down
And gnaw on your brain in the melting pot
Money, sex and power
Jerk you off in the back seat of the melting pot
Then they say I saw you last night
And you sure were looking sweet in the melting pot

[Chorus]
And in the end it's always just some game
The heartbreak, the laughter has all been in vain
Beat up and lied to
For your whole life
Want to kick you in the head
In the melting pot

[Instrumental Break]

[Refrain]
Hey
Hey, hey, hey
Hey
Hey, hey

[Verse 3]
They'd like to buy you off
If they possibly can in the melting pot
With temptation and dreams and persuasion
That's what they got
In the melting pot
Keep you bleeding, begging and snotty here
In the melting pot
Well, don't you dare laugh out loud
They'll take away what you got
In the melting pot

[Chorus]
And in the end it is always just some game
The heartbreak, the laughter will all have been in vain
Beat up and lied to
For your whole life
Kicked in the head
Here in the melting pot

[Refrain]
Hey
Hey, hey, hey
Hey
Hey, hey
Hey
Hey, hey, hey
Hey
Hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey

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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