What Kind of Man Am I (feat. Carlene Carter) - John Mellencamp

What kind of fool am I Who never fell in love It seems that I'm the only one That I have been thinking of What kind of man is this? An empty shell- A lonely cell in which An empty heart must dwell What kind of clown am I? What do I know of life? Why can't I cast away this mask of play And live my life? Why can't I fall in love Like any other man And maybe then I'll know what kind of fool I am What kind of lips are these That lied with every kiss That whispered empty words of love That left me alone like this What kind of eyes are these That could not see What could be seen by everybody else, but me What kind of clown am I? What do I know of life? Why can't I cast away this mask of play And live my life? Why can't I fall in love? Til I don't give a damn And maybe then I'll know What kind of fool I am.

I wonder who she's seein' tonight Is she really goin' out with him, he's not her type And doin' all the things she used to do to me Well, I'd say something to her, but I get so jealous When I think of her lovin' somebody else And I can't think why we ever let go I must have been crazy Tell me what kind of fool am I to just let go To just let go like that What kind of fool am I, to lose you She was cold sometimes, but she made me feel alive She was such a spoiled baby, but baby, she could love And she loved me like nobody ever will again I thought we'd be together when the world went down When the curtain fell and the lights came up But the gods or whatever make the world go around Shuffled when they should have cut Tell me what kind of fool am I to just let go To just let go like that What kind of fool am I, to lose you Did it come too easy to the two of us Did we go too wrong to ever make it right Were we too busy checkin' out the left hand That we didn't see the right And tell me what kind of fool am I to just let go To just let go like that What kind of fool am I, oh baby please Oh baby, please come back I meant to say in time, baby we could work it out, but I never meant to say goodbye Tell me what kind of fool am I What kind of fool am I What kind of fool am I... to lose you

Girl, well, it's been one of those days again And it seems like the harder I try Over and over I'm right back where I began But you understand Oh, girl, when nothing else in this world goes right Oh, I just want to run to you You pull me through Oh, baby, who wouldn't want to have you in their life? Tell me what kind of man would I be? Living a life without any meaning And I know you could surely survive without me But if I had to live without you Tell me what kind of man would I be? Times when it was pointless for me to try I was more than a desperate man What seemed like forever Was gone with one touch of your hand Oh, girl, if I could count all the sleepless nights When you were there for me A fool could see Oh, baby, once that I found you, there was no letting go Tell me what kind of man would I be? Living a life without any meaning And I know you could surely survive without me But if I had to live without you Tell me what kind of man would I be? Tell me what kind of man would I be? Living a life without any meaning And I know you could surely survive without me But if I had to live without you Tell me what kind of man would I be? What kind of man would I be? Living a life without any meaning And I know you could surely survive without me But if I had to live without you Tell me what kind of man Tell me what kind of man Tell me what kind of man would I be? (What kind of man would I be?) Tell me what kind of man would I be? (What kind of man would I be?) Tell me what kind of man would I be?

(Carlene Carter/Howie Epstein) I'll be waitin' by the door when you come home Waiting for the words I've wanted to hear from you for so long Everything could change Anything is possible In this world of miracles I'm here, you're there We're worlds apart But still we share love deep in our hearts I still cry over you at the drop of the hat I lose control just like that It's not too late It's not too late My love will wait It's not too late Anything is possible In this world of miracles There's never been anyone for me but you For all my runnin' it's you I keep coming back to We can move this mountain Together anything's possible In this world of miracles It's not too late It's not too late My love will wait It's not too late Anything is possible In this world of miracles We can move us mountains In this world of miracles Anything is possible In this world of miracles

I was on a heavy tip Tryna cross a canyon with a broken limb You were on the other side Like always, wondering what to do with life I already had a sip So I'd reasoned I was drunk enough to deal with it You were on the other side Like always, you could never make your mind And with one kiss You inspired a fire of devotion That lasted 20 years What kind of man loves like this To let me dangle at a cruel angle Oh my feet don't touch the floor Sometimes you're half in and then you're half out But never close the door What kind of man loves like this What kind of man What kind of man loves like this What kind of man You're a holy fool all coloured blue Red feet upon the floor You do such damage, how do you manage? Tryna crawl in back for more And with one kiss You inspired a fire of devotion That lasted 20 years What kind of man loves like this What kind of man loves like this What kind of man What kind of man loves like this What kind of man But I can't beat you Cause I'm still with you Oh mercy I implore How do you do it I think I'm through it Then I'm back against the wall What kind of man loves like this What kind of man What kind of man loves like this What kind of man What kind of man loves like this What kind of man What kind of man loves like this What kind of man

Jerry's yelling at the man in the moon He's right outside of my window He acts like a madman from time to time I hope he brings it to a crescendo soon Jerry's yelling at the man in the moon Jerry's yelling at the man in the moon Jerry rides his skateboard down the street He's thirty-seven years old with six children He sees the world through a ten year old boy's eyes He doesn't even notice that it's raining outside Jerry's yelling at the man in the moon Jerry's yelling at the man in the moon But sometimes he cries He wants me to console him But I know that he's lying About everything he's told me Man in the moon Man in the moon Jerry's yelling at the man in the moon Says, he's prepared to suffer the consequences What is his penalty for his immaturity? Will he be cast into eternal darkness? Jerry's yelling at the man in the moon Jerry's yelling at the man in the moon Jerry's yelling at the man in the moon Jerry's yelling at the man in the moon Jerry's yelling at the man in the moon Jerry's yelling at the man in the moon Man in the moon Man in the moon Man in the moon Man in the moon

Headed south to work to the pipeline Make some cash while in the meantime Baby jumped a bird and flew away Lordy, Lordy my mind's aching Drunken down and out and making time With anything that comes my way I staggered to the Greyhound station L.A. man's my destination Put me on the dog take me away Mobile blues baby I can't make it Got me down Lord I can't take it Here in Alabama one more day I called a friend in Frisco He said baby's in L.A. Here I am in Alabama two thousand miles away Lord I got these Mobile blues today Well I left her back in Frisco And she begged me not to go I know somebody must have told her That I travel and I lie That they saw me drunk in Mobile With some wired up chick from Jacksonville And brother did it we look like we could fly I staggered to the Greyhound station L.A. man's my destination Put me on the dog take me away Lord I got these Mobile blues today Lord I got the Mobile blues today