Jackie brown lyrics

Artist  : John mellencamp 
Song : Jackie brown
 
Is this your life, jackie brown? 
Poorly educated and forced to live on the poor
side of town.
Is this your daughter, jackie brown? 
This pretty little girl
In the worn out clothes
That have been hand-me down.
Is this your wife, jackie brown? 
With sad blue eyes, walking on eggshells so you
don’t see her frown.
Is this your family, jackie brown? 

Dream of vacationing on a mountain stream
And giving the world more than it gave you.
What ugly truths freedom brings
And it hasn’t been very kind to you.
Is this your life, jackie brown? 

Is this your meal, jackie brown? 
Barely enough, I’ve seen people throw away more
than this out.
Is this your home, jackie brown? 
This three room shack
With no running water
And the bathroom out back.
Is this your grave, jackie brown? 
This little piece of limestone that says another
desperate man took
Himself out.
Is this your dream, jackie brown? 

Going nowhere and nowhere fast
We shame ourselves to watch people like this
live.
But who gives a damn about jackie brown? 
Just another lazy man who couldn’t take what was
his.
One helluva life jackie brown.
Forevermore, jackie brown
Amen and amen - jackie brown?