Written by: John Mellencamp and George Green
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Well I've been up to the mountain
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Seen the ashes down below
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I had breakfast with the wise man
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He told me what he thought I should know
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And I've been to bed with Jezebel
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And I found the well was deep
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And I'd trade in my ambitions
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For a warmer place to sleep
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Well I've seen the heart of darkness
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Read the writing on the wall
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And the voice out in the desert
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Was the voice out in the hall
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And once he called me Abel
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And once he called me Cain
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And for forty days and forty nights
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I slept out in the rain
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CHORUS:
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Girl can you share your warm bed tonight
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I need to find a safe retreat
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Someplace where they can't see my eyes
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I need to find a warmer place to sleep
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Well I rested in the devil's arms
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I've chased the hounds of hell
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I played truth or dare with the angels
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And as far as I can tell
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That a heart of gold ain't no better
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Than a heart torn from the street
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And I'd trade in my heart of stone
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For a warmer place to sleep
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CHORUS
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Warmer Place To Sleep
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| John Mellencamp |
