Youve Got To Stand For Somethin
John Mellencamp

I've seen the Rolling Stones
Forgot about Johnny Rotten
Saw the Who back in '69
Saw Bobby Seal
Talkin' to the Panthers
Sayin' just what he had on his mind
I saw Marlon Brando
On a motorcycle
He was actin' out rebellion
I saw Rocky Stallone
In an X-rated movie
Called the Italian Stallion
I've seen lots of things
But I have not seen a lot of other things

CHORUS:
(But I know)
You've got to stand for something
Or you're gonna fall for anything
You've gotta stand right up for somethin'
Or you're gonna fall....for anything

I saw Nikita Krushchev
Kissin' Fidel Castro
Saw a man walkin' on the moon
I saw Miss America
In a girly magazine
I bet you saw that too

I've seen the London Bridge
In the middle of a desert
Seen 33 years go by
I know the American people
Paid a high price for justice
And I don't know why
Nobody seems to know why
I know a lot of things
But I don't know a lot of other things...
Yeah Yeah Yeah

CHORUS:
(But I know)
You've got to stand for something
Or you're gonna fall for anything
You've gotta stand right up for somethin'
Or you're gonna fall....for anything

Well I've been to Harlem County
And I've seen Paris, Texas
And I've spent some time in Rome
I know a lot of funny people
In a lot of funny places
But the Midwest is my home
We've got to start respectin' this world
Or it's gonna turn around and bite off our face

CHORUS:
(But I know)
You've got to stand for something
Or you're gonna fall for anything
You've gotta stand right up for somethin'
Or you're gonna fall....for anything

(But I know)
You've got to stand for something
Or you're gonna fall for anything
You've gotta stand right up for somethin'
Or you're gonna fall....for anything


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M´s Question   J.M.'s Question   Jack \u00b4n Diane   Jack & Diane   Jack & Diane   Jack ´n Diane   Jack And Diane   Jackamo Road   Jackie Brown   Jackie Brown (Acoustic Version) [*]   Jackie Brown [Acoustic Version][*]   Jackie O   Jailhouse Rock   Jailhouse Rock   Jena   Jerry   Jim Crow   Jim Crow - duet with Joan Baez   John Cockers   John The Revelator   Junior   Just Another Day   Just Like You   Justice and Independence '85   Key West Intermezzo   Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)   Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) [Live]   Key West Intermezzo (I Saw Your First) [DVD][*]   Kid Inside   L. U. V.   L.U.V.   L.U.V. 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In The U.S.A   R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A (A salute to the 60s rock)   R.o.c.k. In The U.s.a.   R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)   R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. 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