Lyric discussion by ThinkSolutions 

Cover art for Pink Houses lyrics by John Mellencamp

And there's winners and there's losers But they ain't no big deal

i dont like this line. everyone is equal.

i do love the message of this song tho. america aint so great. especially when it cums to economic inequality. it is my opinion that people cannot be equal without economic, social, and political equality. i guess u can call me a communist.

as far as "And there's winners and there's losers But they ain't no big deal" i think that mellencamp is referring to the fact that rich people have it made, complete fuckups have dug their own graves. and it is the workers who keep america going but also have to slave every day

To be fair, and this from watching the video, I think he is referring to anyone that lets drugs (or whatever) interfere with their life. May not be the "best" life, but even a working man/woman can derail their lives with destructive behavior. In that way it is even. Just the drugs of choice are not.

@ThinkSolutions I don't think he's referring to people being unequal but that in life no matter how hard you try sometimes things don't workout. Also I think he is referring to those that even though they have the ability happen to be losers because they don't try.