Written by John Mellencamp
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Henry worked at Sears or somehwhere,
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Theo did, too.
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They both got themselves a van together;
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Nineteen seventy-two, Ford.
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Drove around all night long playing music very, very loud.
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Big noise, all the time;
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Little legends in a little town.
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Moments of time they shared together.
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Moments of time between two friends.
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Standing on street corners with shirts unbuttoned.
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There was a moment in time they swore they were friends to the end.
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Couple of wild boys
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They told me they could hear the grass grow.
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Theo used to say, hey Henry, man,
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I'm screwin' this cat.
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You're just holdin' it.
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I never knew what they was talking about
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But they laughed like they both thought it was funny.
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Theo and weird Henry went chasing after something
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And neither one of them believing in nothing.
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Moments in time they shared together,
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Called themselves the "He-man women lovers club,"
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Throwin' pop bottles against the wall just to get some attention.
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There was a moment in time they swore they were friends until the end.
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Theo's out there living it up doing a little earth shaking -somewhere.
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Henry sent a postcard from a better place
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But I can see them both sitting there laughing and breathing.
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I can still see that smile on weird Henry's face.
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Moments in time they shared together,
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Moments in time between two friends.
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Dancing on that old van with their shirts wide open,
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That was a moment in time they swore they were blood brothers until the end.
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Theo And Weird Henry
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| John Mellencamp |
