Down And Out In Paradise-John Mellencamp

[ti:Down And Out In Paradise] [ar:John Mellencamp] [al:Chronicles] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Down And Out In Paradise - John Mellencamp [00:14.80]Written by：John Mellencamp [00:29.61]Dear Mr President [00:31.00]I live in the suburbs [00:32.38] [00:33.19]It's a long way from Washington D C [00:35.73] [00:36.68]Had me a job [00:37.70] [00:38.30]Workin' for wages [00:39.52]Till the company moved out [00:41.13]And they forgot about me [00:42.87] [00:43.46]Can't draw unemployment [00:45.05]For some unknown reason [00:46.74] [00:47.38]My kids are hungry [00:48.47]I've got four mouths to feed [00:49.85] [00:50.42]I go out every day looking for suitable employment [00:53.63]Do you think there's something you could do for me [00:56.94]Cause I'm [00:57.55] [00:58.12]Down and out [00:58.78] [00:59.75]Here in paradise [01:01.07] [01:01.69]Down and out [01:02.32] [01:02.94]And I'm on my knees [01:04.50] [01:05.08]I'm down and out [01:05.91] [01:06.75]Here in paradise [01:08.11]Looks like the milk and honey [01:09.89]Done run out on me [01:11.38] [01:26.38]Dear Mr President [01:27.75]I used to be a dancer [01:29.46]Got a little bit too old [01:30.83]So I became a secretary [01:32.45] [01:33.37]Married a man [01:34.29]In Las Vegas Nevada [01:36.02] [01:36.57]And ten years later [01:37.35]He ran out on the kids and me [01:39.80]Some said I was pretty [01:41.25] [01:41.80]But those days are over [01:44.26]Now I've no place to live [01:45.63]And I'm out on the streets [01:46.97]Oh Mr President [01:48.76]Can I tell you a secret [01:50.71]I never ever thought that this could happen to me [01:53.77]Cause I'm [01:54.94]Down and out [01:55.65] [01:56.53]Here in paradise [01:58.48]Down and out [01:59.12] [01:59.77]And I'm on my knees [02:01.23] [02:01.89]I'm down and out [02:02.82] [02:03.70]Here in paradise [02:04.93]Looks like the milk and honey [02:06.48]Done run out on me [02:07.72] [02:30.17]Dear Mr President [02:31.06] [02:31.86]I'm just a young kid [02:33.13]I'm in the fourth grade [02:34.68]At Riley Elementary [02:36.19] [02:37.17]My mom and dad's been actin' funny [02:38.73]I'm not sure what [02:39.97] [02:40.57]If it's got something to do with me [02:42.88] [02:43.55]My daddy's always drunk [02:44.96] [02:45.56]My mom's a babysitter [02:46.61] [02:47.69]And I don't like the Russians [02:48.97]Cause I hear they hate me [02:50.29] [02:51.39]Dear Mr President [02:52.39]Can I ask you one question [02:53.79] [02:54.46]When the bombs fall down [02:55.42]Will they hurt everyone in my family [02:57.44]Yeah yeah [02:58.04] [02:58.72]Down and out [02:59.38] [03:00.32]Here in paradise [03:01.77] [03:02.33]Down and out [03:03.43]And I'm on my knees [03:05.32]I'm down and out [03:06.43] [03:06.94]Here in paradise [03:08.68]Looks like the milk and honey [03:10.61]Done run out on me [03:11.99] [03:27.29]Down and out [03:27.94] [03:28.93]Here in paradise