Jack and Diane
John Mellencamp • Key:
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OLGA Archive
Jack and Diane
John Mellencamp
Intro:
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A little
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ditty about
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Jack and Di-
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ane,
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Two American
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kids growin' up
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in the
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heart
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land
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Jack, he's gonna
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be a
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football
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star;
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Diane
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debutante, back seat
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of Jack
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y's
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car
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Suckin' on a
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chili dog out
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side the Tastee
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Freez;
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Diane
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sittin' on Jacky's lap. He's got his
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hands bet
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ween her
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knees.
Jack he says, "
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Hey, Diane, let's run off be
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hind a shady
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tree;
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dribble off those
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Bobbie Brooks. Let me
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do what
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I pl
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ease." Sayin'
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Oh
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yeah,
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life goes
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on,
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long after
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the thrill of
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living is
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gone. Sayin'
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Oh
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yeah,
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life goes
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on,
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long after
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the thrill of l
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iving
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is
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gone
Jack, he sits back, collects his thoughts for a moment;
Scratches his head and does his best James Dean.
"Well, then, there, Diane, we gotta run off to the city
Diane says, "Baby, you ain't missin' a thing." But Jack, he says,
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Oh, let it rock, let it roll.
Let the Bible belt come and save my soul.
Holdin' on to sixteen as long as you can;
change is comin' 'round real soon, make us women and men,
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Chorus
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little ditty about
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Jack and Di-
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two Ameri
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can kids doin' the
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best that
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they
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can
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