Текст песни Chesnut Street - John Mellencamp

Well I've lived and breathed and been disbelieved
In these small town streets too long
I've been up with the winners and down with the sinners
And hung on this corner 'till down
And my hands they have been tied
To a life I've been denied
I'm just a small town boy bein' used like a toy
And workin' from nine to five

By the end of the day, all the kids would go to play
And I'd come staggering home
With a dream in my hand and a master plan
That wouldn't leave my mind alone
And compromised all my schemes
And fluctuated all my dreams
I'm just a small town boy bein' used like a toy
And nothing is like it really seems

But you must believe that when I walk down the tracks
The young girls fall back and say
There goes that sleek young silhouette
He don't drive no Corvette
But he stings just like a Sting Ray
And that's my only redemption in this house of the detention
That keeps me from simply blowin' it all the way
'Cause when I walk down the streets in a hot summer heat
I say, God don't take this away

I keep hopin' and wishin' that these romantic position
Gonna help me hide my pain
And all the hurt I felt underneath my leather studded belt
Of not finding fortune and fame
But some day i'll blow'em away
With the things that I may sing and might say
I'm just a small town boy bein' used like a toy
And waitin' for my pay day
I'm just a small town boy bein' used like a toy
And waitin' for my pay day