Crumblin' downjohn cougar mellencampsome people ain't no damn goodyou can't trust 'em you can't love 'emno good deed goes unpunishedand i don't mind bein' their whippin' boyi've had that pleasure for years and yearsno no i never was a sinner--tell me what else can i dosecond best is what you get 'til you learn to bend the rulesand time respects no person--what you lift up must fallthey're waiting outside to claim my tumblin' walls saw my picture in the paper read the news around my face and now some people don't want to treat me the same when the walls come tumblin' down when the walls come crumblin' crumblin' when the walls come tumblin' tumblin' downsome people say i'm obnoxious and lazyi'm uneducated--my opinion means nothin'but i know i'm a real good dancerdon't need to look over my shoulder to see what i'm aftereverybody's got their problems--ain't no new news herei'm the same old trouble you've been havin' for yearsdon't confuse the problem with the issue girlit's perfectly clearjust a human desire to have you come near wanna put my arms around you feel your breath in my ear you can bend me you can break me but you'd better stand clear repeat chorus