John Mellencamp - Let Them Run Your Lives Lyrics
Written by John MellencampHello girls and boysAs you sit in your carpeted bedroomsWith your stereos on and onPlayin' with those hundred dollar toysBuilt to occupy your mindsSo you don't notice your future's are goneAnd as you race on through the streets tonightLookin' for some lonely lover to hold you tightYou think that the world is alrightWell you're out of touch, you're out of timeYou're gonna crack, your fragile regulated mindsAs you're headin' on to no kind of conclusion*Go on, let 'em run your livesWatch 'em as they cut your throatWith they're parental carving knifeGo on, let 'em run your livesAre you too young to seeOr just to old to fightThey've taken the energy away from youThey haven't taught you enough to dealWith the ordeal you must be goin' throughYeah but look at this nowThey've left you the schoolsThey've left you the governmentBut they're all fallin' downDon't forget to make the past due paymentsAnd in this world of uncertaintiesYou can be certain thatYou must kiss the ass of the authorititesAnd kiss you will if you want to surviveYou don't have to look too hard to seeThat there just ain't no free ridesHell it takes a real man to survive(*Repeat)Well Jay Dee is locked in his soul some kinda hotelWell he's burnin inside he shakes shakes shakesAll through the nightAnd little Ruda Juda is passed out on the floorShe's just so damn stupid won't somebodyTake away her gun and show her the doorShow her the door, show her that door's openAnd me I'm so misunderstood, but I'm stil
