You`ve Got To Stand For Somethin`

<br>Written by: John Mellencamp<br><br>I`ve seen the Rolling Stones<br>Forgot about Johnny Rotten<br>Saw the Who back in `69<br>Saw Bobby Seal<br>Talkin` to the Panthers<br>Sayin` just what he had on his mind<br>I saw Marlon Brando<br>On a motorcycle<br>He was actin` out rebellion<br>I saw Rocky Stallone<br>In an X-rated movie<br>Called the Italian Stallion<br>I`ve seen lots of things<br>But I have not seen a lot of other things<br><br>CHORUS<br>(But I know)<br>You`ve got to stand for something<br>Or you`re gonna fall for anything<br>You`ve gotta stand right up for somethin`<br>Or you`re gonna fall....for anything<br><br>I saw Nikita Krushchev<br>Kissin` Fidel Castro<br>Saw a man walkin` on the moon<br>I saw Miss America<br>In a girly magazine<br>I bet you saw that too<br><br>I`ve seen the London Bridge<br>In the middle of a desert<br>Seen 33 years go by<br>I know the American people<br>Paid a high price for justice<br>And I don`t know why<br>Nobody seems to know why<br>I know a lot of things<br>But I don`t know a lot of other things...Yeah Yeah Yeah<br><br>CHORUS<br><br>Well I`ve been to Harlem County<br>And I`ve seen Paris, Texas<br>And I`ve spent some time in Rome<br>I know a lot of funny people<br>In a lot of funny places<br>But the Midwest is my home<br>We`ve got to start respectin` this world<br>Or it`s gonna turn around and bite off our face<br><br>CHORUS<br>Repeat