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

Sing with the song of John (cougar) Mellencamp, Nothing's For Free lyrics!

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.

john (cougar) mellencamp

Artist Information

Albums / OSTs:
a biography
american fool
chestnut street incident
cuttin' heads
dance naked
falling from grace [soundtrack]
human wheels
john cougar
john mellencamp
mr. happy go lucky
nothin' matters and what if it did
rough harvest
scarecrow
the best that i could do 1978-1988
the kid inside
the lonesome jubilee
trouble no more
uh-huh
whenever we wanted
words & music: john mellencamp's greates

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