Lyrics John Mellencamp – Paper In Fire
Text:
She had a dream
And boy it was a good one
So she chased after her dream
With much desire
But when she got too close
To her expectations
Well the dream burned up
Like paper in fire
To her expectations
Well the dream burned up
Like paper in fire
Chorus:
Paper in fire
Stinkin’ up the ashtrays
Paper in fire
Smokin’ up the alleyways
Who’s to say the way
A man should spend his days
Do you let them smolder
Like paper in fire
He wanted love
With no invovlement
So he chased the wind
That’s all his silly life required
And the days of vanity
Went on forever
And he saw his days burn up
Like paper in fire
Chorus
There is a good life
Right across the green field
And each generation
Stares at it from afar
But we keep no check
On our appetites
So the green fields turn to brown
Like paper in fire
On our appetites
So the green fields turn to brown
Like paper in fire
Chorus
Album
John Mellencamp – The Lonesome Jubilee
John Mellencamp – Blues From The Front Porch
John Mellencamp – Rooty Toot Toot
John Mellencamp – Hotdogs And Hamburgers
John Mellencamp – Hard Times For An Honest Man
John Mellencamp – Empty Hands
John Mellencamp – We Are The People
John Mellencamp – Cherry Bomb
John Mellencamp – The Real Life
John Mellencamp – Check It Out
John Mellencamp – Down And Out In Paradise
John Mellencamp – Paper In Fire