JOHN MELLENCAMP - Jackie Brown lyrics

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Is this your life, jackie brown? <br>Poorly educated and forced to live on the poor side of town.<br>Is this your daughter, jackie brown? <br>This pretty little girl<br>In the worn out clothes<br>That have been hand-me down.<br>Is this your wife, jackie brown? <br>With sad blue eyes, walking on eggshells so you don't see her frown.<br>Is this your family, jackie brown? <br><br>Dream of vacationing on a mountain stream<br>And giving the world more than it gave you.<br>What ugly truths freedom brings<br>And it hasn't been very kind to you.<br>Is this your life, jackie brown? <br><br>Is this your meal, jackie brown? <br>Barely enough, I've seen people throw away more than this out.<br>Is this your home, jackie brown? <br>This three room shack<br>With no running water<br>And the bathroom out back.<br>Is this your grave, jackie brown? <br>This little piece of limestone that says another desperate man took<br>Himself out.<br>Is this your dream, jackie brown? <br><br>Going nowhere and nowhere fast<br>We shame ourselves to watch people like this live.<br>But who gives a damn about jackie brown? <br>Just another lazy man who couldn't take what was his.<br>One helluva life jackie brown.<br>Forevermore, jackie brown<br>Amen and amen - jackie brown?