Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song You've Got To Stand For Somethin', artist - John Mellencamp. Date of issue: 31.12.2004
Song language: English
You've Got To Stand For Somethin' |
| I’ve seen the Rollin' Stones |
| Forgot about Johnny Rotten |
| Saw The Who back in '69 |
| Saw Bobby Seal |
| Talkin' to the Panthers |
| Sayin' just what he had on his mind |
| I saw Marlon Brando |
| On a motorcycle |
| He was actin' out rebellion |
| I saw Rocky Stallone |
| In an X-rated movie |
| Called the Italian Stallion |
| I’ve seen lots of things |
| But I have not seen a lot of other things |
| (But I know) |
| You’ve got to stand for something |
| Or you’re gonna fall for anything |
| You’ve gotta stand right up for somethin' |
| Or you’re gonna fall… for anything |
| I saw Nikita Khrushchev |
| Kissin' Fidel Castro |
| Saw a man walkin' on the moon |
| I saw Miss America |
| In a girly magazine |
| I bet you saw that too |
| I’ve seen the London Bridge |
| In the middle of the desert |
| Seen 33 years go by |
| I know the American people |
| Paid a high price for justice |
| And I don’t know why |
| Nobody seems to know why |
| I know a lot of things |
| But I don’t know a lot of other things… Yeah Yeah Yeah |
| You’ve got to stand for something |
| Or you’re gonna fall for anything |
| You’ve gotta stand right up for somethin' |
| Or you’re gonna fall… for anything |
| Well I’ve been to Harlem County |
| And I’ve seen Paris, Texas |
| And I’ve spent some time in Rome |
| I know a lot of funny people |
| In a lot of funny places |
| But the Midwest is my home |
| We’ve got to start respectin' this world |
| Or it’s gonna turn around and bite off our face |
| You’ve got to stand for something |
| Or you’re gonna fall for anything |
| You’ve got to stand for something |
| Or you’re gonna fall for anything… Yeah Yeah Yeah |
| You’ve got to stand for something |
| Or you’re gonna fall for anything |
| Yeah, you’ve gotta stand right up for somethin' |
| Or you’re gonna fall… for anything |