Crumblin' Down Lyrics
You can't trust 'em you can't love 'em
No good deed goes unpunished
And I don't mind bein' their whippin' boy
I've had that pleasure for years and years
No no I never was a sinner--tell me what else can I do
Second best is what you get 'til you learn to bend the rules
And time respects no person--what you lift up must fall
They're waiting outside to claim my tumblin' walls
Read the news around my face
And now some people don't want to treat me the same
When the walls come crumblin' crumblin'
When the walls come tumblin' tumblin' down
I'm uneducated--my opinion means nothin'
But I know I'm a real good dancer
Don't need to look over my shoulder to see what I'm after
Everybody's got their problems--ain't no new news here
I'm the same old trouble you've been havin' for years
Don't confuse the problem with the issue girl
It's perfectly clear
Just a human desire to have you come near
Feel your breath in my ear
You can bend me you can break me
But you'd better stand clear
ARE YOU SERIOUS??????? No one has commented on this? This is like almost John's top hit, and no one is commenting on this?
This song is my favorite John Cougar's.
Its about the madness of the music business.
Being their whippin boy and their waiting outside to claim my tumblin walls.
The chorus reminds me of "Tweeter and the Monkey Man" by the Traveling Wilburys.
I looked at this song as anti-government to the respect the John Mellencamp wants their to be a government, but dont tread on us either.
This is one of my most all time favorite songs from John Mellencamp, also Pink Houses, The Authority Song, Small Town, Rocking in the USA, Peaceful World, Our Country.
This is one of my very favorites from JM, the opening 3 on the album is a great run.