John Mellencamp - Lightning and Luck Lyrics

Well, lightning won't come and see me
He said he's never ever coming back
This world is too full of cowards
And I could not disagree with that
He was very busy counting up his money
Money he'd made at all costs
Made from those who protect us
Over the wars that they have lost

So use whatever you've got
To get whatever you want
You don't have to look too hard to notice
We could use a little lightning and luck

Heroes, we have many
They stand up for us when we are blind
We've built towns and roads and statues
And sang their songs that did not rhyme
The future just does not matter
Tongues are wagging about the past
Saying anything to get power
A tawdry power that will never last

So use whatever you've got
To get whatever you want
You don't have to look too hard to notice
That we need a little lightning and luck

Well, there's trouble out on Main Street
With all the gunplay every day
Shooting out the windows
Where all the children go to play
It doesn't seem to matter much
Hell, we all gotta go sometime
We've been looking behind this curtain so long
But nothing there is worth a dime

So use whatever you've got
To get whatever you want
You don't have to look too hard to notice
That we need a little lightning and luck

Well, I took a walk just to look around
To see what I've seen my whole life
Our vanities and confusion
And people believe they have rights
And they spit at me when I told them
That the rights we thought we had are all gone
But no one seemed to notice or care
They lost 'em all in a deal somewhere

So use whatever you've got
To get whatever you want
You don't have to look too hard to notice
That we need a little lightning and luck

Just because we think so
Doesn't make it true
It's just what we think
It comes down to what we'll do
And I'm aware that this is obvious
But actions mean a lot
We need to keep a grip on our emotions
Or else we'll all be lost

So use whatever you've got
To get whatever you want
You don't have to look too hard to notice
That we need a little lightning and luck
We could all use some lightning and luck