God gave Moses a few little rules
And he said I want you to pass them around
Take a look at those old tools
I can't believe the shit that's going down
You're supposed to have a good time
But I think you take it a little too far
Watchin' your life in vista-vision
A monkey on your back, a brand new car
Well Shakespeare threw down his pencil,
Said I think I'm gonna start layin' brick
Too much of this Romeo stuff enough to make
Anybody sick
"To be or not to be," I mean what's that supposed to mean
I'm changin' my image tomorrow
Be a groupie, make the scene
Chorus:
Pray for me if you want to
If you don't want to don't stay
Somebody shot the Vicar and the minister's on his way
Sellin' open legs on the corner
Punchin' Judy workin' uptown
Pray for me if you want to
Before some fool shoots you down
The man in the cage is always for freedom
The way of the transgressor is hard
Cain and Abel and their old man
Playin' croquet in the back yard
Two guys beat up the sole survivor
Up beat on the back street
I don't really want to get involved
Won't someone help me to my feet.
Chorus
Written by John Mellencamp God gave Moses a few little rules And he said I want you to pass them around Take a look at those old tools I can't believe the shit that's going down You're supposed to have a good time But I think you take it a little too far Watchin' your life in vista-vision A monkey on your back, a brand new car Well Shakespeare threw down his pencil, Said I think I'm gonna start layin' brick Too much of this Romeo stuff enough to make Anybody sick "To be or not to be," I mean what's that supposed to mean I'm changin' my image tomorrow Be a groupie, make the scene Chorus: Pray for me if you want to If you don't want to don't stay Somebody shot the Vicar and the minister's on his way Sellin' open legs on the corner Punchin' Judy workin' uptown Pray for me if you want to Before some fool shoots you down The man in the cage is always for freedom The way of the transgressor is hard Cain and Abel and their old man Playin' croquet in the back yard Two guys beat up the sole survivor Up beat on the back street I don't really want to get involved Won't someone help me to my feet. Chorus Explain Request ×
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