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John Mellencamp
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Written by John Mellencamp
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Is this your life, Jackie Brown?
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Poorly educated and forced to live on the poor side of town.
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Is this your daughter, Jackie Brown?
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This pretty little girl
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In the worn out clothes
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That have been hand-me down.
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Is this your wife, Jackie Brown?
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With sad blue eyes, walking on eggshells so you don't see her frown.
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Is this your family, Jackie Brown?
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Dream of vacationing on a mountain stream
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And giving the world more than it gave you.
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What ugly truths freedom brings
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And it hasn't been very kind to you.
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Is this your life, Jackie Brown?
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Is this your meal, Jackie Brown?
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Barely enough, I've seen people throw away more than this out.
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Is this your home, Jackie Brown?
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This three room shack
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With no running water
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And the bathroom out back.
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Is this your grave, Jackie Brown?
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This little piece of limestone that says another desperate man took himself out.
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Is this your dream, Jackie Brown?
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Going nowhere and nowhere fast
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We shame ourselves to watch people like this live.
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But who gives a damn about Jackie Brown?
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Just another lazy man who couldn't take what was his.
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One helluva life Jackie Brown.
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Forevermore, Jackie Brown
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Amen and amen - Jackie Brown?
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