Jackie Brown - John Mellencamp

Is this your life, Jackie Brown?

Poorly educated and forced to live on the poor side of town

Is this your daughter, Jackie Brown?

This pretty little girl

In the worn out clothes

That have been hand-me down

Is this your wife, Jackie Brown?

With sad blue eyes, walking on eggshells so you don’t see her frown

Is this your family, Jackie Brown?

Dream of vacationing on a mountain stream

And giving the world more than it gave you

What ugly truths freedom brings

And it hasn’t been very kind to you

Is this your life, Jackie Brown?

Is this your meal, Jackie Brown?

Barely enough, I’ve seen people throw away more than this out

Is this your home, Jackie Brown?

This three room shack

With no running water

And the bathroom out back

Is this your grave, Jackie Brown?

This little piece of limestone that says another desperate man took himself out

Is this your dream, Jackie Brown?

Going nowhere and nowhere fast

We shame ourselves to watch people like this live

But who gives a damn about Jackie Brown?

Just another lazy man who couldn’t take what was his

One helluva life Jackie Brown

Forevermore, Jackie Brown

Amen and amen — Jackie Brown?