The West End-John Mellencamp

[ti:The West End] [ar:John Mellencamp] [al:No Better Than This] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The West End - John Mellencamp [00:19.38]Well the West End now the West End then [00:23.22] [00:23.96]Went by the other day just to see my friend [00:27.55] [00:28.79]His house was dark his socks were thin [00:32.22] [00:33.20]I told him "Let's get out of West End" [00:36.93] [00:46.99]For my whole life [00:47.89] [00:48.42]I've been down in the West End [00:50.07] [00:51.31]It sure has changed here since I was a kid [00:54.66] [00:55.86]It's worse now look what progress did [00:59.28] [01:00.41]Someone lined the packers out [01:02.51]I know who that is [01:03.71] [01:13.61]Well my old man slaved down here [01:16.35]In the West End [01:17.44] [01:18.50]He thought the future was bright [01:20.06] [01:20.98]Way back then [01:21.78] [01:23.04]But it beat him down till he had nothing to give [01:26.50] [01:27.52]It broke his back took away his will to live [01:31.20] [01:40.95]Now me I don't think much of the West End [01:45.09] [01:45.74]I don't wanna end up like the old man did [01:49.03] [01:50.26]'Cause I got dreams and [01:51.92]They are bigger than this [01:54.00] [01:54.75]As far as I'm concerned [01:56.47]You can keep the West End [01:59.08] [02:34.93]Well I guess down here in the West End [02:39.04] [02:40.59]Broken promises now and then [02:43.27] [02:44.46]It's not even fair to think they would [02:47.80] [02:48.52]'Cause the West End now ain't no damn good [02:52.92] [03:02.43]Out there somewhere [03:04.30]You know there's gotta be a place [03:06.51] [03:07.07]Where man can live with [03:09.37]A smile on his face [03:10.80] [03:11.71]And everyday something new begins [03:15.52] [03:16.10]But it ain't down here at the West End [03:20.27] [03:38.77]Someday down here in the West End [03:42.74] [03:43.63]No one will remember how [03:45.68]The whole place began