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by John Mellencamp


CAPO ON 4TH	

*John Mellencamp Longest Days Lyrics*
                            
Seems like once upon a time ago
                             
I was where I was supposed to be
                         
My vision was true and my heart was too
                                
There was no end to what I could dream
                                     
I walked like a hero into the setting sun
                      
Everyone called out my name
                      
Death to me was just a mystery
                         
I was too busy raising up Cain

                  
But nothing lasts forever
                              
Your best efforts don't always pay

Sometimes you get sick
              
And don't get better

That's when life is short
                   
Even in its longest days

                     
So you pretend not to notice
                   
That everything has changed

The way that you look
         
And the friends you once had
                         
So you keep on acting the same
                     
But deep down in your soul
                        
You know you, you got no flame
                        
And who knows then which way to go
                                
Life is short even in its longest days

All I got here

Is a rear view mirror
                         
Reflections of where I've been
                                        
So you tell yourself I'll be back up on top some day
                                                                                           
But you know there's nothing waiting up there for you anyway

             
Nothing lasts forever
                                  
And your best efforts don't always pay

Sometimes you get sick
               
And you don't get better
                      
That's when life is short
                   
Even in its longest days

Life is short
                   
Even in its longest days