| Lyrics: | Written by: Larry Crane
Performed by: John Mellencamp
We started out
With a sin and
a lie
And moved on to 'what's in it for me,'
And when trouble washed up, hell, we just let
it flow by
And our kindness just washed out to sea.
They say Jesus died
On the old
rugged cross
To save you from people like me
And Daddy, he slaved
For an uncaring
boss,
'Cause nothin' worth nothin's for free
Now saviors, they work
Lots of
overtime,
And sinners just try to get by
And the losers, they play
'Til they've spent
their last dime
With the comfort of knowing they tried
Well, they say Jesus died
On
the old rugged cross
To save you from people like me
And Daddy, he worked
For an
uncaring boss
'Cause nothin' worth nothin's for free.
Well, I've lived a good
life
And I've lived a bad,
And they both felt like sweet liberty,
And I felt the storm
coming,
My redemption at hand
And everything good comes for free.
Well, they say
Jesus died
On the old rugged cross
To save you from people like me.
And Daddy, he
slaved
For an uncaring boss,
Nothin' worth nothin's for free.
Well, they say Jesus
died
On the old rugged cross
And nothin' worth nothin's for free. |
