Lyrics Jack and Diane - John Mellencamp
Little
ditty
′bout
Jack
and
Diane
Two
American
kids
growin'
up
in
the
heartland
Jacky
gon′
be
a
football
star
Diane's
debutante
back
seat
of
Jacky's
car
Suckin′
on
chili
dog
outside
the
Tastee
Freeze
Diane′s
sittin'
on
Jacky′s
lap
Got
his
hands
between
her
knees
Jacky
say,
"Hey,
Diane
lets
run
off
Behind
a
shady
tree
Dribble
off
those
Bobby
Brooks
Let
me
do
what
I
please",
say
a
Oh
yeah,
life
goes
on
Long
after
the
thrill
of
livin'
is
gone,
say
a
Oh
yeah,
life
goes
on
Long
after
the
thrill
of
livin′
is
gone
They
walk
on
Jacky
sits
back
reflects
his
thoughts
for
the
moment
Scratches
his
head
and
does
his
best
James
Dean
Well,
you
know
"Diane,
we
oughta
run
off
to
the
city"
Diane
says,
"Baby,
you
ain't
missin′
nothin'"
And
Jacky
say
a
Oh
yeah,
life
goes
on
Long
after
the
thrill
of
livin'
is
gone
Oh
yeah,
they
say
life
goes
on
Long
after
the
thrill
of
livin′
is
gone
Gonna
let
it
rock,
let
it
roll
Let
the
Bible
Belt
come
and
save
my
soul
Hold
on
to
16
as
long
as
you
can
Changes
come
around
real
soon
Make
us
women
and
men
Oh
yeah,
life
goes
on
Long
after
the
thrill
of
livin′
is
gone
Oh
yeah,
they
say
life
goes
on
Long
after
the
thrill
of
livin'
is
gone
A
little
ditty
′bout
Jack
and
Diane
Two
American
kids
doin'
best
they
can
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