Written by: John Mellencamp
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I've seen the Rolling Stones
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Forgot about Johnny Rotten
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Saw the Who back in '69
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Saw Bobby Seal
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Talkin' to the Panthers
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Sayin' just what he had on his mind
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I saw Marlon Brando
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On a motorcycle
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He was actin' out rebellion
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I saw Rocky Stallone
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In an X-rated movie
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Called the Italian Stallion
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I've seen lots of things
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But I have not seen a lot of other things
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CHORUS
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(But I know)
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You've got to stand for something
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Or you're gonna fall for anything
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You've gotta stand right up for somethin'
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Or you're gonna fall....for anything
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I saw Nikita Krushchev
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Kissin' Fidel Castro
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Saw a man walkin' on the moon
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I saw Miss America
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In a girly magazine
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I bet you saw that too
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I've seen the London Bridge
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In the middle of a desert
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Seen 33 years go by
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I know the American people
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Paid a high price for justice
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And I don't know why
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Nobody seems to know why
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I know a lot of things
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But I don't know a lot of other things...Yeah Yeah Yeah
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CHORUS
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Well I've been to Harlem County
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And I've seen Paris, Texas
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And I've spent some time in Rome
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I know a lot of funny people
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In a lot of funny places
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But the Midwest is my home
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We've got to start respectin' this world
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Or it's gonna turn around and bite off our face
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CHORUS
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Repeat
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You've Got To Stand For Somethin'
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| John Mellencamp |
