A Brand New Song - John Mellencamp

In the sweet belly of the moment

When you realize you’ve changed

And everything you’re after

Has gone down the drain

You’re nothing more than just a drifter

As you walk down your road

Not exactly the picture

You thought you’d be sending home

All these places mean nothing

It’s the people we count on

Here without a purpose

Gone without a song

Yesterday seemed so sudden

Today seems to have no end

So you button up the buttons

Say goodbye to what has been

Those black and white pictures

That file through your veins

That’s the trouble with the future

It always stays the same

And your pride’s been shaken

And those people you count on

Here without a purpose

And gone without a song

Without a song

In the uncertainty of a new day

Opportunity may howl

You hear the voice in a new way

In the past you didn’t know how

You’re old enough to know the difference

Between and enemy and a friend

With the eyes of knowledge upon you

You’re able to stand up again

Life is always in motion

And there’s new people to count on

Here you may find a purpose

And sing a brand new song

Life is always in motion

New people to count on

Here we find a purpose

To sing a brand new song

Brand new song

Sing a brand new song