Crumblin' Down

John Cougar Mellencamp

"Crumblin' Down" by John Mellencamp

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Some people ain't no damn good
You can't trust 'em, you can't love em
No good deed goes unpunished
And I don't mind being their whipping 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-till you learn to bend this rules
Time respects no person-what you lift up must fall
They're waiting outside-to claim my crumblin' walls
Saw my picture in the paper
Read the news around my face
And now some people
Don't want to treat me the same
When the walls come tumblin' down
When the walls come crumblin' crumblin'
When the walls come tumblin' tumblin' down
Some people say I'm obnoxious and lazy
That I'm uneducated and 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 having for years
Don't confuse the problem with the issue, girl,
'Cause it's perfectly clear
Just a human desire to have you come near
Want to put my arms around you
Feel your breath in my ear
You can bend me, you can break me
But you better stand clear
When the walls come tumblin' down
When the walls come crumblin' crumblin'
When the walls come tumblin' tumblin' down


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Chart History

Chart DatePosition
1983-10-1542
1983-10-2234
1983-10-2927
1983-11-0521
1983-11-1219
1983-11-1914
1983-11-269
1983-12-039
1983-12-109
1983-12-1714
1983-12-2424
1983-12-3124
1984-01-0751
1984-01-1463
1984-01-2171
1984-01-28100

Peak Position: #9
Number of Weeks on Chart: 16