The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. – Ecclesiastes 1:9
1990 High School Yearbook
I suppose we all have our favorites. For me, Cougar was king. I’m no longer the idealist I was back in the day. The years will do that to a person. But Mellencanp’s music had a profound affect on my thoughts about life, the struggles we all have, and the good and bad we all go through. Mellencamp was the philosophy professor I never had. I’ve read Ecclesiastes dozens of times thanks to this song. Jesus couldn’t make me read it but John Cougar did. I’m now an atheist. I still love that book. And this is still my all-time favorite album with my all-time favorite song. If you know “Johnny Cougar” tell him thanks for the music and the minutes to memories.
She had a dream And boy it was a good one So she chased after her dream With much desire But when she got too close To her expectations Well the dream burned up Like paper in fire Paper in fire Stinkin' up the ashtrays Paper in fire Smokin' up the alleyways Who's to say the way A man should spend his days Do you let them smolder Like paper in fire He wanted love With no invovlement So he chased the wind That's all his silly life required And the days of vanity Went on forever And he saw his days burn up Like paper in fire There is a good life Right across the green field And each generation Stares at it from afar But we keep no check On our appetites So the green fields turn to brown Like paper in fire
I couldn't say it any better.
I couldn’t say it any better.
