Pink Houses
John Mellancamp

INTRO (4x):
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There's a black man with a black cat living in a black neighborhood
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He's got a interstate running through his front yard
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You know he thinks he's got it so good
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And there's a woman in the kitchen cleaning up the evening slop
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And he looks at 'er and says "Hey Darlin' I remember when you could stop a clock."
 
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But ain't that America for you and me
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Ain't that America - somethin' to see baby
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Ain't that America home of the free
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Little Pink Houses for you and me - yeah for you and me

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Now there's a young man in a t-shirt listening to a rock and rollin' station
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He's got greasy hair and a greasy smile
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he says "Lord this must be my destination"
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Cause he told me when I was younger sayin' "Boy ya gonna be President"
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But just like everything else, those crazy dreams, kinda came and went
 
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But ain't that America for you and me
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Ain't that America - somethin' to see baby
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Ain't that America home of the free
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Little Pink Houses for you and me - yeah for you and me
 
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(4x)
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Now there's people and more people and what do they know, know, know
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Go to work in some high-rise and vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico!!! (ooooh yeah)
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There's winners and there's losers but that ain't no big deal
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Cause the simple man, baby, pays for thrills with bills and pills that kill
 
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But ain't that America for you and me
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Ain't that America - somethin' to see baby
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Ain't that America home of the free
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Little Pink Houses for you and me - yeah for you and me

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But ain't that America for you and me
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Ain't that America - somethin' to see baby
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Ain't that America home of the free
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Little Pink Houses for you and me - yeah for you and me
 
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